Neuvirth made 12 of his 31 saves in the third period, including a key save in tight on a Tom Wilson rebound with 7:50 to play.
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Two goals equaled how many the club had all series. We just told him that we’re here for him. After T.J. Oshie’s goal cut the lead to 2-1 just 2 minutes, 38 seconds into the final frame, the Capitals made it look easy.
A win on Wednesday gave the Flyers some momentum, now it’s up to the Capitals to put an end to it. Their last shot from inside Washington’s zone came with 17 minutes left in the period.
“I thought we dominated the entire third period”, Oshie said. Our leaders did a good job the next few shifts going out there and just settling it back down for us and getting back into the swing of things.
Still, the scoreboard favored the bad guys after twenty in this one, and about halfway through the period the shots were an ugly 10-2.
Andrew MacDonald scored his first career playoff goal early in the second period to match the offense in one game that the Flyers had mustered in the first three games of the series. He has a message for you, Flyers fans. Washington defenseman John Carlson tangled with Laughton behind the Capitals’ net late.
The Capitals went their first game of the series without a power-play goal, finishing 0 for 2.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Jason Spezza scored a goal and assisted on another in the second period as Dallas rallied twice to beat Minnesota and taking a commanding 3-1 lead in their first round playoff series.
During the regular season, Giroux had 22 goals and team high in both assists (45) and points (67). “All tests were negative”.
“I mean when that happens hockey is in the rear view, ” Shayne Gostisbehere said. We’ll check on him now. “You’ve got to make them go away”.
Snuff out the hope, if you will. Washington had the look of a team thinking they could play with their food after the Flyers showed their belly in the 6-1 Game 3 loss.
Instead, they have a chance to finish off the series on home ice Friday night. If Washington’s play during the prior three games is any indication, they should be right where they want to be. “We’re up 3-1 so we just want to make sure we bring a real good effort in our own building. which we will”.
Dishonorable Mention: Scary moment when Scott Laughton was stretchered off the ice after colliding with the boards.
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The Flyers recalled veteran forward Colin McDonald from the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Sunday. It’s probably a good scenario for us. That Neuvirth responded with 24 saves-after making just three appearances in March and April, after lasting five years without starting in the playoffs, against the organization that drafted him in 2006-ensured Philadelphia’s season would not end in a sweep. The Flyers shuffled their forward lines to start Wednesday’s game, moving RW Jakub Voracek to the second line while bumping C Brayden Schenn up to the top line with C/RW Claude Giroux and RW Wayne Simmonds, a line that had success earlier in the season. Alas, it was not to be, as Michal Neuvirth stood strong in his first playoff start since 2011 and pretty much single-handedly forced a Game 5.
