Canadiens Comeback to Take Game One

The Pensblog found this 4/25/2008 on www.cuseadelphia.com [flag]

I've mentioned several times during the playoffs, the Flyers have been playing incredibly unpredictable. As soon as you think Philadelphia is going to close out a game, the team blows it. When the odds are against them, the Flyers set themselves up to win again... ...but then that's what makes sports great. Tonight of course was no different. The Flyers were playing the top seed Montreal, the ... [link]

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Blame It On The Renney
Published 4/25/2008 by Pensblog Staff at The Pensblog
... Pretty good hockey game. [AbelToYzerman] That Dennis Franz scored twice. The AV's made it close at the end, but Osgood made some great saves, including one with under 10 seconds to play. The Flyers had the game won. [Cusadelphia] But Mike Richards got called for a suspect kneeing penalty with about a minute to play. Kovy tied it. Former Penguin Tom Kostopoulos ended it 48 seconds into OT Flyers fans =Not happy. [The700Level] ...

Kovalev convinces Flyers fans that the world is against them
Published 4/25/2008 at Puck Daddy
... won it. "The Flyers had this game stolen from them," was the verdict from CuseAdelphia, and it wasn't just the blogs bitching; the partisan game story from the Philadelphia Daily News titled ...

Jobbed. Flyers Lose Game 1 in OT

The Pensblog found this 4/25/2008 on www.the700level.com

Say what you will about the high-stick goal. It looked like it was above the crossbar, but there was no perfect replay angle. Still, sight unseen, you know it'd be a goal as soon as they went to the War Room. Okay, we'll live with that. But the ...

This Why You Got to Love Playoff Hockey

Sportsmaniac77 posted 4/25/2008 from mvn.com

It was an eventful night on day one of the Conference Semi-Finals. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime. The Detroit Red Wings had a 4-1 lead but the Colorado Avalanche made it a game though. The Avs were unable to tie it and lost 4-3. This is playoff hockey with all the close games...

Sacrebleu! Flyers Drop Game 1 in OT

pistolabus posted 4/25/2008 from theaddshow.com

A questionable 2nd goal for the Habs tied this game at 2-2. A broken stick left Kovalev open for a game tying shot with 29 seconds left, 3-3, after a rediculous penalty call. Could the Flyers pull it out despite all this? Read more...

Sound Familiar? Flyers blow 2 goal lead

Enriquefed posted 4/25/2008 from allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com

The Flyers just can't seem to hold on to 2 goal leads. For what seems like the 8th time in the playoffs, the Flyers lept out to a 2 goal lead in tonights opening game of the second round, only to see the Canadiens battle back, force overtime, and win 4-3. It happened several times in the Washington series, and it happened again tonight. Every time the Flyers pull ahead by 2, they seem to......

Questionable calls spoil solid effort by Flyers in loss to Canadiens | Philadelphia Daily News | 04/25/2008

KK Hockey found this 4/25/2008 on www.philly.com

MONTREAL - It could be said that the Flyers blew another two-goal lead in a playoff game, and lost. It also could be argued that the Montreal Canadiens got a lot of help from the officiating with two calls that, in the end, negated an effort that ...

Thursday's NHL Playoff Summaries
Philadelphia 2 0 1 0-3 Montreal 0 2 1 1-4 First Period-1, Philadelphia, Umberger 2 (Jones, Hatcher), 13:15. 2, Philadelphia, Dowd 1 (Downie, Thoresen), 16:49. Penalties-None. Second Period-3, Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 4 (S.Kostitsyn), 9:44. ...

Kostopoulos' overtime goal lifts Canadiens over Flyers 4-3
Tom Kostopoulos scored 48 seconds into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night in the opening game of their second-round series.

Flyers question refs' calls in 4-3 overtime loss to Habs in Game 1
MONTREAL - Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Stevens watched his words regarding two decisive calls by referees Don Van Massenhoven and Mike Hasenfratz in his team's 4-3 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their Eastern Confer...

Habs steal one
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens got the late breaks they needed to beat the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. Alex Kovalev scored...

Canadiens seal OT win over Flyers in Game one
The Montreal Canadiens edged the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime on Thursday, scoring two goals in 77 seconds to win the first game of their Eastern Conference semi-final series.