On a cold, damp night that made it feel like November instead of playoff time, the Flyers took down the Canadiens 3-0 in Game 2.
Maybe it was the weather, but the atmosphere wasn’t nearly as charged as it was for Game One on Sunday, and neither were the Flyers. Despite being outplayed for the majority of the first period, Danny Briere’s power play goal sent the Orange and Black to the dressing room with a 1-0 lead despite being outshot 16-5.
The second period seemed to be in slow motion, as the teams traded icing calls and conservative play, which forced 22 faceoffs alone in the middle period. The Flyers did strike again when the red-hot Simon Gagne cashed in from the doorstep for a power play goal with Brian Gionta off for holding.
Despite being down 2-0 entering the third, M ...
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Article written by Bill Sudell
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