Archives for March 11, 2009

'The third period was an absolute debacle. The Flyers scored just 27 sec onds in, added two more in the next six minutes and rolled to a 5-2 victory.' … [Read more...] about A disastrous lapse

'The Pittsburgh Penguins earned two points with their 4-3 shootout win over Florida to go five points up on the Sabres. The seventh-place Panthers also picked up a point, however, to go four points in front of Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Ground lost in playoff chase

Flyers beat Buffalo with 4 goals in third (Philadelphia Inquirer) Briere's pleas to play rejected (Philadelphia Inquirer) No worries for Carter line in Flyers' 5-2 win over Sabres (Philadelphia Daily News) Rookie Giroux showing Flyers he has staying power (Philadelphia Daily News) Briere can't argue with return date to Flyers lineup (Philadelphia Daily News) Carter leads … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'“We gave ourselves a chance to win in the third period, but we came out not very good,” Sabres forward Thomas Vanek said. “It’s disappointing because there are so few games remaining.”' … [Read more...] about Carter, Hartnell lead Flyers past Sabres

'Carter put the Flyers ahead 2-1 just 27 seconds into the third period, tipping Lupul's feed past Lalime, and Richards netted a power-play goal at 4:59 when he tipped Timonen's point drive. "There was a breakdown right off the opening shift. Getting scored on early is tough," said Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff.' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2

'With the loss, Buffalo still has 73 points on the season and continues to sit in 10th place. A very important game at home against Florida is next up on the schedule. The Panthers (77 points) lead the Sabres by four points in the East, following a Tuesday night shootout loss to the Penguins. With the win, Pittsburgh goes up by five points on Buffalo (78 points) while Montreal … [Read more...] about Carter Leads 3rd Period Onslaught; Flyers Beat Sabres 5-2

Pirates' chance to gain goes by the boards, 3-1 (Portland Press Herald) Newcomers send B-Sens past Pirates (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Pirates not meeting expectations (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates back to five defensemen (Maine Hockey Journal) Senators Hold Off Pirates 3-1 (PortlandPirates.com) Newcomers shine in B-Sens win over Portland (BinghamtonSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Portland Coverage