Senators blow three goal lead, but recover to win 4-3 in shootout
The Ottawa Senators blew a three goal lead, but managed to recover and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in a shootout.
| Final - 3.31.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Ottawa Goal - Jason Spezza (32), from Daniel Alfredsson and Matt Carkner at 6:04. 2, Ottawa Goal - Daniel Alfredsson (27), from Erik Karlsson at 11:39. 3, Ottawa Goal - Chris Neil (13), from Rob Klinkhammer at 14:27. Penalties - Jared Cowen, Ottawa (Hi-sticking), 2:48; Matt Read, Philadelphia (Tripping), 7:47; Filip Kuba, Ottawa (Delaying Game-Puck over glass), 8:39; Maxime Talbot, Philadelphia (Holding), 15:04. |
| Second Period |
| - 4, Philadelphia Goal - Wayne Simmonds (26), from Brayden Schenn and Danny Briere at 2:59. 5, Philadelphia Goal - Sean Couturier (13), from Maxime Talbot and Nicklas Grossmann at 14:38. 6, Philadelphia Goal - Braydon Coburn (4), from Danny Briere and Eric Wellwood at 17:17. Penalties - Sergei Gonchar, Ottawa (Interference), 11:24; Danny Briere, Philadelphia (Hooking), 14:52; Matt Carkner, Ottawa (Roughing), 18:13; Scott Hartnell, Philadelphia (Slashing), 18:13. |
| Third Period |
| - No scoring. Penalties - Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia (Hi-sticking), 9:56; Milan Michalek, Ottawa (Illegal check to head), 12:50. |
| Overtime |
| - No scoring. |
| Shootout |
| : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () |
Shots on Goal:
Ottawa 12 + 10 + 5 + 2 = 29.
Philadelphia 15 + 14 + 4 + 6 = 39.
Power Play Conversion: Ottawa 0-4. Philadelphia 0-5.
Goaltenders: Ottawa, Craig Anderson 3-39-.923. Philadelphia, Sergei Bobrovsky 3-29-.897.
Referees: Marc Joannette, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Brian Murphy
Power Play Conversion: Ottawa 0-4. Philadelphia 0-5.
Goaltenders: Ottawa, Craig Anderson 3-39-.923. Philadelphia, Sergei Bobrovsky 3-29-.897.
Referees: Marc Joannette, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Brian Murphy
