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Penalty kill helps Flyers skate away with Game 1 victory over Devils
by Eric Schwartz
There are many great things that Flyers fans can take away from Wednesday night’s 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
Brian Boucher was solid when called on, making 23 saves.
Chris Pronger showed why the team showed him a big check with a goal.
The offense built a 2-0 lead and rather than sit back and play passive, the team kept pressing on.
However there is one thing to take away from this game above all else.
With a 2-0 lead early in the first period the Devils had 4:00 of power pay time to get themselves back in the game. Four full minutes.
And during that time, what did they get? Only two shots. Two shots!
It was the kind of defense Flyers fans have been waiting to see from their team for years. The combination of positioning, shot blocking and clearing made it one of the most impressive penalty kills I have seen in quite some time.
Boucher will dominate the headlines tomorrow, but that penalty kill was one of the biggest reasons the Flyers will look to build a 2-0 series lead on Friday.
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