Now that's what I like to see out of the Flyers. Despite being outshot 40-28 by the Carolina Hurricanes, Philadelphia had six of their shots find the back of the net, and the Hurricanes could only get one past Ray Emery as the Flyers cruised to a 6-1 win. So far, it's been a good weekend down in South Philly, and hopefully that trend can continue tonight.
This was a great game to watch, and was even better if you're a Flyers fan. The orange and black jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, and then the rest was just icing on the cake. Ray Emery was awesome, stopping 39 Carolina shots, and he looked very good doing it. The Flyers won 32 of the 50 faceoffs in the game, and kept the Hurricanes from scoring on all five of their power play chances. All in all, it was a dominant performance today.
David Laliberte looked great in his first game, picking up a goal and an assist, while James vanRiemsdyk added a goal and an assist of his own. Scott Harntell picked up a goal and two assists in the first period, as he helped on Laliberte's and Matt Carle's goals. In the third period, Braydon Coburn put in two goals in 90 seconds to finish off the scoring as Philadelphia defensmen scored three times today. It's nice to see a scoring force coming from the defense, and the addition of Chris Pronger has certainly had something to do with that.
It was a very entertaining game today at the Wachovia Center, and the fans got to leave in a good mood and quickly move into the parking lots of The Spectrum and Citizens Bank Park for the Pearl Jam show and Game Three of the World Series. Philadelphia is essentially the nexus of the sports and entertainment world this weekend. The Flyers and Sixers have done their jobs so far, now it's up to the Phillies to put a capper on the first half of this weekend. They do that, and everyone's happy tomorrow.
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