The Flyers went for the Toronto sweep tonight as they took on the Maple Leafs back at the Wachovia center, not long after the Sixers demolished the Raptors in Toronto. They Orange and Black were also coming having lost 2 in a row so they really needed this to break their losing streak. Thanks to another solid night from Micheal Leighton, with 27 saves out of 28 shots faced, Jeff Carter's 30th goal of the season, and Dan Carcillo's restraint in early in the game which led to a bunch of early power plays for the Flyers and Carter's goal, the Orange and Black were able to match the Sixers with a win and a snapped losing streak. Carter's scored gave the Flyers the early 1-0 lead in the 1st period. After Toronto tied it at 1 early in the 2nd period, Simon Gagne and Danny Briere both scored within a minute of another to push it to 3-1 Flyers. From there Leighton ensured there would be no Toronto comeback with some key saves down the stretch to preserve the Flyer's lead.
While it was nice to get the win, considering how poorly Toronto had played this season coming in, the Flyers should have been able to win much more easily than they did. Hey, a win is a win though. The Flyer's defense was much better today, holding Toronto to just 28 shots on goal and no power play tallies. It much easier to win when you know your D is in control of things so it will be key for the Sixers to continue with defensive efforts like these. Other than that they seem to be in pretty good shape right now. With the win they currently have 72 points overall, still good for 6th in the East and only 5 games out of 5th. So they are right in the thick of things now, with an easy section of their schedule coming up. Hopefully they'll take advantage of this lenient stretch to put together a winning streak and secure their playoff positioning.
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