| Final - 2.4.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Today, the New Jersey Devils visited the Philadelphia Flyers and won 6-4 by first blowing them away 6-0 and then letting them back in with 4 goals in the third period. This recap discusses how it all happened, how bad the third was, how great the first two periods were, the excellent special teams, and more.
I contemplated changing the whole tone of this recap after the Flyers put four goals on the board. However, in the end, the goals in the third really don't matter. That game really sucked. 6-0...
Today, the New Jersey Devils will take on the Philadelphia Flyers. This preview post goes over how good the Flyers are on offense, defense, and in net; why the Devils should avoid special teams today; and summarizes the Devils' injury woes among other observations and thoughts.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, New Jersey Power-Play Goal - Kurtis Foster (3), from Patrik Elias and Ilya Kovalchuk at 3:05. 2, New Jersey Short-Handed Goal - Ilya Kovalchuk (21), from Dainius Zubrus at 19:03. 3, New Jersey Goal - Dainius Zubrus (14), from Anton Volchenkov and Alexei Ponikarovsky at 19:59. Penalties - Marc-Andre Bourdon, Philadelphia (Slashing), 1:15; Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia (Cross checking), 2:15; Eric Boulton, New Jersey (Tripping), 5:42; Braydon Coburn, Philadelphia (Hooking), 8:38; Mark Fayne, New Jersey (Interference), 17:09; Scott Hartnell, Philadelphia (Hi-sticking), 19:59. |
| Second Period |
| - 4, New Jersey Power-Play Goal - Zach Parise (19), from David Clarkson and Kurtis Foster at :38. 5, New Jersey Goal - Alexei Ponikarovsky (9), from Steve Bernier and Jacob Josefson at 1:37. 6, New Jersey Power-Play Goal - Kurtis Foster (4), from Patrik Elias and Ilya Kovalchuk at 8:22. Penalties - Tom Sestito, Philadelphia (Roughing), 6:54; Braydon Coburn, Philadelphia (Cross checking), 7:05; Mark Fayne, New Jersey (Tripping), 9:34; Zac Rinaldo, Philadelphia (Interference), 12:51; Eric Boulton, New Jersey (Hooking), 19:40. |
| Third Period |
| - 7, Philadelphia Goal - Wayne Simmonds (16), from Zac Rinaldo and Marc-Andre Bourdon at 3:59. 8, Philadelphia Goal - Jaromir Jagr (13), from Matt Carle and Claude Giroux at 9:23. 9, Philadelphia Power-Play Goal - Claude Giroux (20), from Jaromir Jagr and Jakub Voracek at 12:40. 10, Philadelphia Goal - Jakub Voracek (9), from Matt Carle and Sean Couturier at 13:31. Penalties - Zach Parise, New Jersey (Tripping), 5:21; Brayden Schenn, Philadelphia (Fighting (maj)), 11:38; Ilya Kovalchuk, New Jersey (Fighting (maj)), 11:38; Wayne Simmonds, Philadelphia (Roughing), 11:38; Anton Volchenkov, New Jersey (Roughing), 11:38; Ilya Kovalchuk, New Jersey (Roughing), 11:38; Brayden Schenn, Philadelphia (Roughing), 11:38; Bryce Salvador, New Jersey (Roughing), 11:38; Zac Rinaldo, Philadelphia (Tripping), 11:38; Alexei Ponikarovsky, New Jersey (Slashing), 11:52; Andy Greene, New Jersey (Tripping), 19:37. |
