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Flyers Offseason News 2012: Jaromir Jagr Expected To Test Free Agency

The Philadelphia Flyers were unexpectedly thrashed by the New Jersey Devils in the second round of the 2012 NHL Playoffs, bringing an earlier than expected offseason.

The Flyers cleared out their lockers on Thursday, and several news updates came from the experience.

Some of the major ones, per the Philadelphia Inquirer:

• Despite being given several chances to pledge himself to the Flyers for next season, Jaromir Jagr would not. Expect Jagr to test free agency.
• Chris Pronger, who missed all but 13 games this season, is still suffering from concussion symptoms. General manager Paul Holmgren called himself a "glass half-full guy," but said he expects Pronger to return to the ice next season.
• Holmgren expects the Flyers to re-sign Matt Carle to a below-market level price.

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2012 NHL Playoffs, Flyers Vs. Devils: Reaction To Philadelphia Being Taken Apart In Five Games

The scores of these games will indicate a close series. Sometimes, as in this case, the scoreboard lies.

The New Jersey Devils destroyed the Philadelphia Flyers in five games, taking care of business including the final act in the Wells Fargo Center.

The match-up was epitomized by the game-winning goal on Tuesday night, when Ilya Bryzgalov too his time and then played the puck carelessly into David Clarkson. Of course, the frozen rubber bounced off his stick and in, the Flyers never again to see a tie game.

Clarkson was hustling the whole way, making something happen. Bryzgalov was lazy and cost his team.

"I saw him coming and I wanted to put the puck in the corner for Kimmo to start back up," Bryzgalov said. "It's a bad bounce unfortunately because it could have gone anywhere -- in the corner, higher, lower, but it goes straight between the legs," according to NHL.com.

Philly now goes home for the second straight year in the Semifinals. It's a tough pill to swallow not only because of the defeat, but of the nature in which it was dealt.

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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Flyers Vs. Devils: Reaction To Philadelphia Bowing Out

The season came to a close Tuesday night for the Philadelphia Flyers.

The New Jersey Devils thoroughly handled Philly in five games, a team many felt would go to the Stanley Cup Finals after knocking out the Pittsburgh Penguins.

New Jersey never let up and the Flyers just couldn't find an answer in the series.

Ben Rothenberg sums it up perfectly for Broad Street Hockey:

The Flyers got so thoroughly outworked, outplayed, and outcoached in this series that it was almost numbing. The Devils, a team no one saw as a real contender in this series or this season, played letter-perfect hockey for the last 11 periods of this series to absolutely obliterate the Flyers and ultimately win the series in five games. The Devils flat out embarrassed this team, and in so doing reignited a rivalry that had been pretty dead for the last decade.

After watching these last four games, it will be a long offseason for anybody associated with the orange and black.

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Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 5: Philadelphia's Season Ends With A 3-1 Loss At Home

The Philadelphia Flyers ended their season Tuesday night with a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils at home in Game 5 of the second round of the 2012 NHL Playoffs. The same problems plagued Philadelphia that have hounded them throughout the series, namely lacking offense and shaky goaltending.

The turning point of the game arguably came late in the first quarter when Ilya Bryzgalov tried to clear the puck and instead hit David Clarkson charging toward the net. Clarkson deflected the puck off his skate through the 5-hole of Bryzgalov to give the Devils a 2-1 lead that they would not relinquish.

The Flyers seized momentum early on a Maxime Talbot goal to take a 1-0 lead just after the seven minute mark of the first period. That lead last just two minutes and nine seconds when Bryce Salvador added his second tally of the season off assists by Adam Henrique and Ilya Kovalchuk.

The second period featured plenty of hard hits, but no scoring. The Devils continued to wear down the Flyers. Philadelphia was out shot 11-7 in the period, giving the New Jersey two powerplay opportunities. The Devils didn’t expand their lead, but they did seem like the more energized team.

Kovalchuk capped scoring in the third period, capitalizing on the Devils’ fourth powerplay opportunity of the game to give his team a 3-1 lead. A well-screened Bryzgalov had little chance against a long slapshot to the right side of the net.

The Flyers had just one powerplay in the game when Adam Larsson was whistled for interference early in the second period. Martin Brodeur was solid in net for the Devils turning back 27 of 28 shots faced. Bryzgalov recorded 27 saves on 30 shots against.

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Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 5: Philadelphia Still Down 2-1 Through 2 Periods

The Philadelphia Flyers enter the third period the same way the entered the second, down 2-1 to the New Jersey Devils and in dire need of an offensive spark to stave off elimination in Game 5 on Tuesday night. The Flyers came extremely close to notching the game equalizer early in the period when they caught Martin Brodeur tied up behind his own net.

For the period, the Flyers were out shot 11-7. The Devils hold a 23-18 advantage for the game. The Flyers have had one powerplay chance so far and the Devils have had three. Neither team has yet to have success with a man advantage.

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Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 5: Philadelphia Down 2-1 After 1st Period

The Philadelphia Flyers are down 2-1 after the first period of Tuesday night's Game 5 at the Wells Fargo Center against the New Jersey Devils. The Flyers started the game well, taking a 1-0 lead just past the seven minute mark when Maxime Talbot was able to put back a rebound set up by some nifty puck movement.

The Devils charged back afterwards, however, scoring two straight. New Jersey took the lead when Ilya Bryzgalov tried to clear the puck, but instead hit David Clarkson who deflected the puck into the net. The massive blunder could prove costly as Philadelphia tries to stave off elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the 2012 NHL Playoffs.

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VIDEO: Bryzgalov Scores... On Himself

The rollercoaster that has been Ilya Bryzgalov's play so far in the 2012 NHL playoff has hit a new low. On a seemingly innocuous play where he was just going to clear the puck out of the zone, he hit David Clarkson with the puck, which bounced back and into his own net.

In a matter of moments the Flyers go from up 1-0 with all the momentum to down 2-1 and simply stunned.

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Adversity Of Giroux Suspension Gives Flyers Chance For Galvanizing Moment

It was announced earlier Monday that Philadelphia Flyers centerman Claude Giroux would be suspended for Tuesday night's Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal series with the New Jersey Devils for his hit to the head of Dainius Zubrus in Game 4.

While many saw the announcement as a death knoll for the Flyers -- who are trailing 3-1 and are on the verge of elimination -- it could otherwise provide the club with something of a rallying point after looking disorganized for much of the series.

Similar circumstances occurred for Philadelphia's opponents during the postseason, and both times the opposition rose to the occasion, with each coming up big and gaining a tremendous amount of momentum.

During the Flyers - Pittsburgh Penguins series, red-hot scoring winger James Neal was suspended for one game following an elbow to the head of Giroux in Game 3. Pittsburgh appeared to be in the same type of funk currently being experienced by the Orange-and-Black, and after being blown out of the Wells Fargo Center in Game 3, looked to be ready to be swept away as the confident Flyers enjoyed a 3-0 lead.

The Penguins didn't hang their heads and go away quietly, instead rallying for a 10-3 drubbing of the Flyers in Game 4, then eeking out a 3-2 victory in Game 5.

Players such as Jordan Staal, Steve Sullivan, Pascal Dupuis, and even slumping superstars Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby came up big, and seemed to find a renewed bit of energy.

Philly eventually took Game 6, but had the galvanizing moment come earlier in the series for Pittsburgh, it could have been a much-different outcome.

The Flyers' second round opponent didn't lose a player to a suspension, but the Devils did find themselves in a tough spot when they fell in overtime of Game 1, then found out leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk would miss Game 2 with an undisclosed lower-body injury.

When Matt Read scored early in Game 2, if there was a point of the season where New Jersey was looking for an excuse to collapse, it was at this time.

Instead, the Devils put together one of the most suffocating performances against the Flyers of the year, dominating territorial play and sticking with their game plan before finally breaking through for four unanswered goals in the third period to take away a split from South Philly.

It had to give Jersey a world of confidence to know they were able to dictate play even without Kovalchuk, and that knowledge has definitely bolstered their swagger as the series has proceeded.

While Pittsburgh obviously had two of the world's best players in Malkin and Crosby to help cushion the loss of Neal, the Devils received big contributions from Travis Zajac, David Clarkson, and two of their defensemen.

Bryce Salvador recorded his first goal in nearly two years, and rookie Adam Larsson -- who had been a healthy scratch for New Jersey's first eight postseason contests -- stepped into the lineup and scored the first goal on Ilya Bryzgalov to kick start the come-from-behind triumph. The 19-year-old Swede has not gone back to the press box, instead becoming a valuable part of the Devils' stifling defensive effort against the Flyers.

The Kovalchuk injury has worked as a blessing in disguise for NJ, as the superstar came back recharged and has been dangerous almost evey time he touches the puck since his return. Coupled with the addition of Larsson, Kovalchuk sitting out Game 2 has been a positive.

Maybe even the Devils' galvanizing moment.

Sometimes a bit of adversity can bring about a definitive point in time that draws a team together. Kind of like Brian Boucher's shootout victory over Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers on the final day of the 2009-10 campaign. That moment spring boarded that Flyers club to a playoff run that ended with a Game 6 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals.

With a tough situation minus their best player for Game 5 Tuesday night staring them squarely in the face, this season's Philadelphia team will have their chance for their own galvanizing moment.

And there are plenty of Flyers' candidates that could step up their play -- Wayne Simmonds (just two assists versus NJ and one goal and six points in the postseason following a 28-goal regular season), Jakub Voracek (three assists v the Devs), Maxime Talbot (one assist against New Jersey after being so instrumental in win over Pittsburgh and 19-goal season), Jaromir Jagr (one assist v NJ and one goal and eight points in the playoffs), and Read (one goal is the lone point he's scored against the Devils in this series), to name but a few.

If they collectively fail to do so, it could be an abrupt and disappointing ending to what has been a promising 2012 postseason in the City of Brotherly Love.

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Claude Giroux Says He's 'Not A Dirty Player'

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Claude Giroux Suspended For Game 5 of Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs

The Philadelphia Flyers will face elimination in Tuesday night's Game 5 against the New Jersey Devils. And they'll do so without their leading scorer.

Claude Giroux has been suspended one game by the NHL for a hit on Dainius Zubrus during the second period of Sunday night's 4-2 loss, the team announced on Monday afternoon. Giroux, with eight goals and 17 points already during the postseason, including one goal during the opening period Sunday night, hit Zubrus in the head with his shoulder near the end of the second frame.

The Devils outshot Philadelphia 43-22 in Game 4 to notch their third consecutive win in the series.

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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Devils Vs. Flyers: Reaction To Philly In A 3-1 Hole

The Phialdelphia Flyers need to get it together and in a hurry after losing Game Four 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New Jersey Devils.

New Jersey has absolutely owned the Flyers since the beginning of Game Two. The Devils have looked like the hungrier team while Philly has been left to appear standing still.

Travis Hughes over at Broad Street Hockey gives us his take:

The season isn't over. If they're going to beat the Devils, coming back from 3-1 to do so wouldn't be all that bad. But they're going to have to make some kind of change if they want that to happen, because right now, they're just getting slapped in the face. Let's just hope they figure it out enough to get a win on Tuesday night, and then we'll take it from there.

The reality has been unkind to Flyers fans and players alike, who now need three straight victories to move on.

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2012 NHL Playoffs, Devils Vs. Flyers, Game Four: Reaction To Philadelphia Being On The Brink Of Elimination

The Philadelphia Flyers are in some deep trouble after losing 4-2 Sunday night to the New Jersey Devils.

The Flyers once again looked flat and uninspired in a content that as Scott Burnside of ESPN.com writes, was anything but a tight affair:

"Oh you can call this a one-goal game with an empty-netter thrown in for good measure. And history will remember the New Jersey Devils' 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday night as such, but this one was a rout by any standard except the scoreboard."

New Jersey has been better in every facet of the game this series. Even after leading 2-0 early on, the Flyers were just hammered for the next 50 minutes without much of a break.

However, Scott Hartnell doesn't feel Philly is ready to quit, according to NHL.com:

"One thing I like about our group is we're not going to give up," Hartnell said. "We're going to fight right through to the end. We're going home. We'll have a day to re-focus. It's do or die, one game."

If the Flyers are going to get back in it, Tuesday night must be the turnaround.

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Devils Vs. Flyers, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 4: Philadelphia Now One Loss Away From Elimination With 4-2 Loss

The Philadelphia Flyers fell behind 3-1 in their second round 2012 NHL Playoffs series with a 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils in Game 4 on Sunday night. The Flyers are now just one loss away from ending their season in the Eastern Conference semifinals. They were outshot 43-22 on the night.

The scoreboard doesn't quite reflect how lopsided the game was. The Flyers' trademark hard nose defense was seemingly nonexistent, as the Devils repeatedly earned open shots on goal. What's more, Philadelphia was very careless with the puck giving it away 20 times to just five for New Jersey. Ilya Bryzgalov was Philadelphia's lone bright spot on the night, recording 39 saves to keep his team within striking distance.

Philadelphia took a 2-0 lead in the first period on a powerplay goal by Scott Hartnell followed by a shorthanded goal by Claude Giroux. The Devils dominated afterwards behind goals by Petr Sykora, Marek Zidlicky and Dainius Zubrus. Zubrus scored twice on the night, the second on an empty net assisted by Martin Brodeur. The goaltender recorded 20 saves and earned the win on his 40th birthday.

Zubrus took a nasty blow to the head at the end of the second period from Giroux. Zubrus was able to return to the ice. Giroux was booked for an illegal check, and could face disciplinary action from the league.

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VIDEO: Claude Giroux's Game 4 Hit On Dainius Zubrus To The Head

The Philadelphia Flyers are only down 3-2 in Game 4 on Sunday, but it feels like they are getting blown out. The New Jersey Devils are outshooting the Flyers 34 to 12 on the night, and as a whole have looked more like the team down 2-1 in a second round 2012 NHL Playoff series, not up.

What's worse is that the Flyers' best player this postseason, Claude Giroux, may have earned himself a Game 5 suspension when he launched his shoulder into the head of Dainius Zubrus late in the second period to put the Devils on a powerplay.

It was a dumb move by Giroux for certain. Zubrus had long let go of the puck, and in replay it appears that Giroux targeted the head. Zubrus was able to return the Devils' bench for the third period, however. If the league is really considering a suspension, the fact that no injury was sustained should play in Giroux's favor.

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Devils Vs. Flyers, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 4: Philadelphia Outshot 16-5 In 2nd Period, Down 3-2

The Philadelphia Flyers are down 3-2 to the New Jersey Devils after two periods played in Sunday's Game 4 of their Eastern Conference series. They should arguably be down by even more, however, after being outshot 16-5 in the the second period. Despite a bounty of chances, the Devils were unable to break through on the scoreboard until Dainius Zubrus' goal late in the stanza.

For the game, the Devils now hold a 32-12 advantage in shots on goal. Ilya Bryzgalov is doing his best in net for the Flyers, as a normally staunch defensive Philadelphia team repeatedly gets exploited by a New Jersey team playing much more like an underdog despite holding a 2-1 series lead.

The Devils will start the third period on a powerplay thanks to an illegal check by Claude Giroux on Zubrus with four seconds left in the second.

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Devils Vs. Flyers, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 4: Philadelphia Outshot, But Tied 2-2 With New Jersey After 1st Period

The Philadelphia Flyers were outshot by the New Jersey Devils 14-8 in the first period of Game 4 of their Eastern Conference series. Despite the disparity, they were able to take a 2-0 lead midway through the period before the Devils charged back to tie the game at 2-2 heading into the second period. Claude Giroux scored a shorthanded goal to give Philadelphia a big lead early.

It was Scott Hartnell who put the Flyers on the board with a powerplay goal, however. The Devils responded late in the period with goals by Petr Sykora and Marek Zidlicky. Zidlicky also has an assist on the night. Giroux has now scored eight goals this postseason.

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Sean Couturier Injury Update: Flyers Center Will Play Game 4 Vs. Devils

The Philadelphia Flyers will have rookie center Sean Couturier in the lineup on Sunday night against the New Jersey Devils.

Couturier suffered a leg injury in the first period during Game 3 when he was tangled up in the corner with Devils forward David Clarkson.

Couturier was a game-time decision for tonight's game after skating this morning for the Flyers. The rookie played in 77 regular season games for Philadelphia, scoring 13 goals and assisting on 14 goals. Couturier plays a more important role than goal scoring in this series against New Jersey as he often finds himself up against New Jersey's top line. Couturier has scored three goals in the NHL playoffs.

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Sean Couturier Injury Update: Philadelphia Flyers Rookie Expected To Be Okay, According To Report

Philadelphia Flyers rookie forward Sean Couturier is expected to be okay but will visit another doctor on Friday, according to a report from RSD's Renaud Lavoie.

Couturier left the ice with an undisclosed lower-body injury early during Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils, which gave the Flyers a 2-1 series deficit.

Couturier finished the regular season with 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points, and had played an average of 16:50 minutes entering Thursday's Game 3. He has added three goals and an assist for four points in the playoffs, but hasn't registered a point yet during the second round.

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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Devils Vs. Flyers: Flyers Not Exploiting Martin Brodeur

The Philadelphia Flyers dropped game three of their second round Playoff series with the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. They're now down 2-1 and two games away from elimination as the series continues in New Jersey for game four, before heading back to Philadelphia. Ben Rothenberg of Broad Street Hockey is disappointed in the Flyers lack of exploitation of Devils goaltender, Martin Brodeur:

The most frustrating part of this series? The Flyers haven't been able to exploit Martin Brodeur for being as slow and old as he is. Communication on the rush and in the offensive zone has been piss poor, and this team is just not getting chances. Some sort of ropes course may be in order for this two-day layoff.

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Devils Vs. Flyers, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 3: Philadelphia Falls 4-3 In Overtime

The Philadelphia Flyers twice came back to tie the New Jersey Devils from one-goal deficits in regulation, but couldn't quite seal the deal in overtime during Tuesday night's Game 3 Eastern Conference semifinal matchup. The Devils caught the Flyers in a line change during the closing minutes of the first overtime period, creating a 2-on-1 that led to Alexei Ponikarovsky's game-winner on a follow-up to his own rebound. With the loss, the Flyers fell behind 2-1 in their second-round series of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Devils twice took the lead in regulation, but the Flyers always had an answer. Patrik Elias and Ilya Kovalchuk scored 20 seconds apart midway through the first period to give New Jersey a 2-1 lead. Matt Carle responded by beating a well-screened Martin Brodeur for his second goal of the postseason.

Zach Parise was able to again put the Devils up one goal at the 7:29 mark of the third period on a wraparound shot through the 5-hole of Ilya Bryzgalov, assisted by Kovalchuk. Three and a half minutes later Danny Briere scored on a tip-in for his eighth goal of the postseason.

Neither goaltender was particularly sharp on the night. Bryzgalov finished with 27 saves to 25 for Brodeur. Philadelphia went 1-for-5 on their powerplay opportunities while the Devils went 1-for-2.

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Devils Vs. Flyers, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 3: Deadlocked At 3-3 Heading To Overtime

Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal between the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers will head to overtime. Both teams scored once in the third period after taking roughly the same number of shots. The Devils had a slight advantage, outshooting the Flyers seven to six.

The Devils also struck first in the period, thanks to a goal by Zach Parise at the 7:29 mark to give New Jersey a one goal lead for the second time on the night. Danny Briere came through as he has all season, however, recording his eighth goal of the postseason on a quick tip-in over the right skate of Martin Brodeur.

Brodeur has 19 saves on the night to 22 for Ilya Bryzgalov.

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Sean Couturier Injury: Center Leaves Game 3 With Lower Body Injury, Will Not Return

Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier left Game 3 against the New Jersey Devils with an apparent lower body injury. According to Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly, the rookie will not return to the game. There is no word yet on his status for Game 3 and beyond.

Couturier reportedly suffered the injury in the first period. He played just five shifts total, logging only 3:59 of ice time. The exact nature of the injury was not revealed by the team. Couturier struggled to get off the ice before heading to the locker room.

The injury may have been sustained to his right leg in this scuffle for the puck in the corner of the boards.

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Devils Vs. Flyers, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 3: Matt Carle Goal Ties Game 2-2 After 2 Periods

The Philadelphia Flyers picked up their efforts on both the offensive and defensive ends of the ice in the second period of Game 3 on Thursday night. They outshot the New Jersey Devils 9-4, and for their efforts were rewarded with a Matt Carle goal early in the period to tie the game at two goals apiece. Heading into the 3rd period, the score is now knotted up, 2-2.

Martin Brodeur struggled to see around a screen set by Claude Giroux, giving him little chance against the slapshot to the top right corner of the net from the middle of the left circle. Meanwhile, Ilya Bryzgalov was allowed to sit back relatively unchallenged for once.

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Devils Vs. Flyers, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 3: Flyers Can't Find Spark, Down 2-1 After 1st Period

The Philadelphia Flyers' listless offensive ways continues through the first period of Game 3 against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. The Devils outshot Flyers 14-to-7 through the first 20 minutes of the game.

Just like Game 2, the Flyers ended up on the board first despite their lack of offense. Brayden Schenn beat Martin Brodeur on a powerplay goal 6:08 into the period. New Jersey didn't wait long to respond however. Patrik Elias tied the game on powerplay goal at the 12:33 mark. Just 20 second later Ilya Kovalchuk stumped Ilya Bryzgalov on a wrister to the glove side.

Offensive struggles continue to plague the Flyers. Without an infusion of energy, Philadelphia is danger of falling down 2-1 in the series.

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2012 NHL Playoffs, Flyers Vs. Devils: Philadelphia Prepares To Regroup For Game 3

The Philadelphia Flyers were thoroughly outplayed during a 4-1 bashing Tuesday in Game 2 of their second-round 2012 NHL Playoffs series against the New Jersey Devils. Afterward, they spoke about what needs to change for them to seize back the momentum in Game 3.

"We have to get the tempo going. We have a lot of young players and a lot of energy. Guys can skate, we can win battles and we need to make sure we go back at it tomorrow," Claude Giroux said.

Added Scott Hartnell, "They're playing great offense and it seems like we couldn't get it out of our end for -- not for shifts at a time, but for periods at a time. I don't think it was our best effort -- we lost a lot of battles, our compete level wasn't there. So it's going to have to get a lot better if we want to stay in the series."

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2012 NHL Playoffs, Flyers Vs. Devils: Flyers Power Play Struggling Through First Two Games

The powerful Philadelphia Flyers power play has slowed considerably during the first two outings of the second round of the 2012 NHL Playoffs. The Flyers have converted on just one out of 11 man-up situations while playing to a 1-1 series tie.

"We know we have to be better on the power play," Claude Giroux told reporters after his team went 0-5 on power plays during a 4-1 Game 2 defeat. "The power play's been good for us all season, we just have to keep doing the same things we've been doing -- shoot pucks, just have to win those battles. We're five-on-four, so we have to find a way to win those battles."

Added Scott Hartnell, "We're going to have to do a better job of entries, setting the puck up and -- I think when we have a setup moving around, they give us some time to make plays. Just that initial break-in, we have to get things set up, get to the top and get pucks on net."

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2012 NHL Playoffs, Devils Vs. Flyers Game 3: Game Time, TV Coverage And More

For the first time this postseason, the Philadelphia Flyers were held to less than two goals in their game two loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night, and they know enough that that needs to change entering game three on Thursday.

In fact, Philadelphia hadn't been held to a single goal in a game for more than a month, dating back to a March 20 regular season defeat at the hands of Florida.

But there's no time to panic, as the Flyers know that regaining home ice advantages against the Devils is pivotal to the momentum swing in this series, and they'll hope their offensive struggles will stall at just a single game. That means finding a way to solve the ageless Martin Brodeur in front of a rowdy New Jersey crowd, which is no small chore.

Game Time: 7:30 p.m. EST

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With Chance For 2-0 Series Lead, Flyers Instead Went Quietly Into The Night

After controlling play early on and jumping out to a quick 1-0 lead in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals Tuesday night, the Philadelphia Flyers inexplicably eased up the intensity-level of their feverish attack against the New Jersey Devils.

Matt Read had staked the Flyers to the lead with a goal that showed extreme persistence, then Danny Briere took a James van Riemsdyk feed and wired a shot that beat Martin Brodeur, but rang off the crossbar.

It was that close to being 2-0.

The fourth line provided a dominating shift, and Philly nearly scored while killing a penalty. Eric Wellwood was everywhere.

It appeared they were quite content with what they had done in the game's first 10 minutes, as they sat back and seemed to think their early-game effort was enough to send the Ilya Kovalchuk-less Devils quietly back to Newark trailing their best-of-seven set, 0-2.

One team did end up going quietly into the night, but it wasn't the visitors.

Philadelphia played without the "jam" that head coach Peter Laviolette so frequently mentions, and without that key component as part of the recipe for the game's final 50 minutes, New Jersey eventually wore down Ilya Bryzgalov -- who was one of the few players wearing orange and black who bothered to show up for the last 50 minutes of the game -- on the way to sending the home club to a 4-1 defeat.

By virtue of the victory, the Devils gained an all-important split and now control home ice advantage as the series shifts to the Prudential Center, knotted at a game apiece.

Following an opening frame that saw Philadelphia dominate the territorial play for large stretches, the second effort that is often necessary to make something happen appeared to evaporate rather quickly. The Flyers couldn't seem to even complete a pass, especially on the rare occasion when they were able to get into the New Jersey zone with puck possession.

Philly failed to send a single shot Brodeur's way in the second period until the final minute and a half of the stanza, a period that saw the Devils rack up the first 12 shots before Claude Giroux was able to finally record a shot with 1:27 remaining. That "feat" was understandably met with a well-deserved and obligatory Bronx cheer from the Wells Fargo Center faithful.

It was just that kind of night for the Flyers, as they hung on for dear life and relied on Bryzgalov to save their hides time and time again. Though his team was badly outplayed and outshot by a 25-11 margin through two periods, the Russian netminder was somehow able to keep New Jersey off the scoreboard heading into the third.

After not registering a shot on their third power play of the contest to open the third, there appeared to be a sign of life when Marek Zidlicky elbowed Wellwood in the jaw to give Philadelphia another man advantage 1:39 into the frame.

But the opportunity to notch an insurance goal was short-lived when Scott Hartnell took a holding the stick minor just 13 seconds into the power play.

With the disparity in play and Bryzgalov under constant seige, what followed next was hardly surprising, and probably inevitable.

Rookie defender Adam Larsson tied the game shortly thereafter, and David Clarkson scored the eventual game-winner on a rebound from in tight with just under nine minutes left in regulation.

The fact that Travis Zajac added an insurance marker and Bryce Salvador threw a long trick shot that moved like a Mexican jumping bean skittered into the empty net with Bryzgalov pulled for an extra attacker seemed almost inconsequential to the evenings festivities.

It appeared the Flyers were resigned to the pending outcome after the Clarkson tally.

"It’s pretty disappointing having a one goal lead going into the third period (and coming away with a loss)," Read said after the game. "You just have to win a period to win a game and have a 2-0 lead going into New Jersey, but we didn’t take advantage of the situation. We came out flat and they took advantage of it. Now it's 1-1."

Despite making 31 saves -- and many of the difficult variety -- Bryzgalov ended up as the night's hard-luck loser. But his teammates all pointed out in their post-game interviews it was their goalie who kept them in the game.

"He was our best player by far today," said defenseman Kimmo Timonen. "He was solid out there. He played really well and he gave us a chance to win the game but we couldn’t get that for him."

"He was unbelievable," added Jaromir Jagr. "If he wasn’t in the net and didn’t make those saves, it would be a different story. We would be probably down a lot after the first. He kept us in the game, he gave us a chance to win, but we had nothing today."

So what was missing after the first ten minutes of the contest?

There was absolutely no jump in the overall Philadelphia attack from that point on, and the top line of Hartnell, Giroux, and Jagr did very little. The trio combined for just four shots on goal -- two by Giroux, and one from each of his wingers.

While Jagr isn't the most physical of players, it was an oddity to see both Hartnell and Giroux with zero hits by game's end. This would indicate that neither was "engaged", as Laviolette has called it.

As a matter of fact, there was a general lack of physicality to the home team's play, as the Devils outhit Philadelphia, 32-24.

The Flyers looked as if they were more in one of their late-Winter, weekend afternoon sleepwalking modes. The club's collective foot left the accelerator for the last 50 minutes of regulation, choosing instead to put it on cruise control when takinng a firm grasp on the series was well within their reach.

After making such crucial contributions to Sunday's Game 1 overtime triumph, both Briere and van Riemsdyk were non-factors in Game 2. Both finished with a -3 rating, with Briere recorded three shots on goal, and JvR none.

The final score was not all due to only a lack of what the Flyers brought to the table. New Jersey was the hungrier, more desperate team the entire night.

Not only did the Devils outshoot Philadelphia by a wide 35-20 margin, they also led in missed shots, 12-5. Throw in the fact that Philly skaters blocked 23 shots while Jersey players only needed to block 12, and the ridiculously lopsided 70-37 chasm between the shots attempted towards the net is very indicative of which team had possession of the puck for the majority of the game, and which end of the ice the action was taking place.

"I think they showed more desperation than we did all night," noted a disappointed Briere. "It shows in the box score. The last two periods, even though we were up 1-0, we didn't deserve it. If it wasn't for (Bryzgalov), we didn't deserve to be up after two periods. Even then at the beginning of the third period, we sat back way too much and their desperation got rewarded for it."

The contest closely resembled some of the losses to the New York Rangers from the past year. You know, the kind where it looks like there are more opposing players on the ice at all times, even when the Flyers are on the power play.

According to the head coach, much of that was due to the Devils' movement compared to his club's, especially on the power play. After a torrid 12-23 success rate against the Pittsburgh Penguins in round one, Philadelphia went 0-5 last night -- failing to pick up one shot on goal duiring the first four -- and is now just 1-11 against New Jersey in the first two games of the series.

"Their skating was better, to take time and space on the penalty kill quicker than our movement, so we’ve got to do things faster I think on the power play," Laviolette said following the loss.

After all is said and done, it's just one game that the Flyers need to forget and just move on.

"It’s one of those things you have to learn from it," said Timonen. "Its 1-1 now, we’re going to New Jersey, and I’m sure we’re going to talk about it tomorrow. It’s a bad loss but it’s a playoff game. You take it, you learn from it, you watch the tape and you move on."

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Flyers Waste Tremendous Game 2 Effort By Bryzgalov In Disappointing 4-1 Loss

For much of the 2012 postseason, Ilya Bryzgalov has been the target for those who are pointing out why the Philadelphia Flyers cannot win the Stanley Cup. While entering Tuesday night's game against the New Jersey Devils with a 5-2 record, Bryzgalov had struggled mightily at times, and may have been fortunate that his teammates were able to outscore the opposition.

He made some key saves early in the first round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins that may have helped turn the momentum around. In each of the first two games Bryzgalov was able to come up with stops to enable Philly comebacks and help the Flyers take both games in the Steel City.

He was able to keep Sunday's Game 1 against New Jersey close while his teammates were showing obvious rust following a week-long layoff. Philadelphia didn't manage a shot on Martin Brodeur until after the midway point of the first period, while the Devils threw 10 shots at Bryzgalov. Even though he yielded two goals on just seven shots over the second and third frames, the Flyers' net minder did what he had to do before Danny Briere netted the game-winner in overtime.

While his teammates came out of the gate quickly in Game 2 and snatched the lead in the contest's first few minutes, they were not able to sustain the effort.

Briere had a chance to make it 2-0 shortly after Read's goal, but his shot was sent over Brodeur's left shoulder and rang solidly off the crossbar and stayed out.

As the opening period wore on, New Jersey started to take the game away from the Flyers. The Devils carried play from the midway point of the first, and then thoroughly dominated the second stanza. They bottled Philly up in their own end for long stretches of time and didn't allow a Flyers' shot on goal until Claude Giroux sent a long-range wrister on Brodeur with just 1:27 remaining in the middle frame.

All the while, the visitors were sending the rubber towards the Philadelphia net. Bryzgalov was called upon to make 12 stops before that Giroux shot, but he would not budge.

"It's hard sometimes not to," said Zach Parise when asked if Bryzgalov's play was frustrating the Devils. "He was making some big saves. We were getting some big opportunities and that can get frustrating but, we kept with our game plan and that worked."

Though being outshot, 25-11 heading into the third period, Bryzgalov was the sole reason the Flyers were still able to hold onto the 1-0 lead he had been staked to early in the first.

As Philly seemed content to try to squeak out a one-goal victory, New Jersey's tenacity and resiliency in the face of the adversity of leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk's absence due to a lower-body injury finally paid off.

Rookie defender Adam Larsson -- playing in his first playoff game because of Kovalchuk's injury after being a healthy scratch for the first eight postseason contests -- drilled a shot from the right hash marks over Bryzgalov's glove hand and high into the net just over three minutes into the third, knotting the tilt at 1-1 and giving the Devils a big lift. After firing so many shots in Bryzgalov's direction with no success, they had finally broken through.

Just over eight minutes later, David Clarkson was able to knock the puck past Bryzgalov after the goaltender had successfully poke-checked the puck off of Parise's stick in front of the net and no Flyer was able to lend support. The goal would turn out to the be the eventual game-winner.

Despite the net minder's valiant efforts, the Devils had taken a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish.

Travis Zajac and Bryce Salvador (into an empty net with Bryzgalov pulled) would add late-third period goals to seal the deal, and New Jersey effectively wrestled home ice advantage away from the Flyers.

"I just think just sticking with it," said coach Peter DeBoer when asked what was the turning point in the contest. "We really felt we were generating chances. We're spending a lot of time in their end. Bryzgalov made some big saves for them early and we just felt that we just had to stick with it. That resiliency finally paid off."

What occurred at the Wells Fargo Center Tuesday night was the Flyers wasted an absolutely tremendous outing by the club's goaltender. During many of the comeback victories during the year and thus far in the playoffs, Bryzgalov would come up with a performance of this kind to key Philly to a win.

The biggest difference between then and now was there was just no push back at all from the Flyers.

The Philadelphia power play -- which was a lethal 12-23 against the Penguins -- went 0-6 Tuesday night, and is now just 1-11 in two contests against New Jersey. No one would ever believe the Flyers could continue to connect at over 52% on the man advantage, but one would also not expect that same red-hot power play to fail to record a shot on goal.

It was also not expected that the Devils would be more controlling of the puck and put together a more effective forecheck than their Philadelphia counterparts.

Following the poor effort, to a man Bryzgalov's teammates praised their goaltender and expressed their disappointment at not being able to pull the game out for him in the end.

"It is disappointing," said Briere. "(Bryzgalov) is the only one who showed up. I am sure he is disappointed...just like the rest of us."

"Without Bryz, it could have been dangerous out there," added Matt Read, who scored the only Philadelphia goal on the night. "They took it to us the last 40 minutes of the game. He kept it close for us and gave us a chance to win, and if he plays like that any given night it gives us a better opportunity to win."

"He was unbelievable," Jaromir Jagr said. "If he wasn't in the net and didn't make those saves it would be a different story. We would be probably down a lot after the first. He kept us in the game, he gave us a chance to win but we had nothing today."

"He was our best player by far today," said Kimmo Timonen. "He was solid out there, he played really well and he gave us a chance to win the game but we couldn't get that for him."

"I think he was our best player by far tonight, and one of the best games I've seen him play in a long time," said rookie Eric Wellwood. "I think it shows a lot of confidence that he stopped the puck and everything. I wish we could have gotten the win for him."

Maybe the head coach said it best, and you can just imagine how things will be for Peter Laviolette's club before Thursday night's Game 3 in Newark.

"There are times when a goaltender stands on his head like that and you're able to squeak one out, but often times it doesn't last or it doesn't hold up", Laviolette pointed out.

"In the end, the results are just based on our play. Bryz, he was phenomenal tonight. But we have to do a better job in front of him."

For whatever reason with the exception of Game 6 of the Pittsburgh series, the Flyers cannot seem to get both their offensive and defensive efforts going in the same contest. If the offense scores, they also yield goals in bunches. If the defense and goaltending play solid games, Philly struggles to generate any kind of offense of their own.

But one thing is for certain -- the Flyers sure wasted one fantastic, 31-save performance by Brygazlov Tuesday night.

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Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 2: New Jersey Comes Alive In 3rd Period, Wins 4-1 Tuesday

The New Jersey Devils were finally rewarded for their offensive efforts in the third period of Tuesday night's Game 2 against the Philadelphia Flyers. They scored four goals in the final stanza to win 4-1 and tie the Eastern Conference semifinal series at one game apiece.

Adam Larsson kicked off the Devils' scoring onslaught with a pretty shot to beat Ilya Bryzgalov glove side off an assist by Dainius Zubrus. Bryzgalov pitched a shutout through two periods with 25 saves, but finally wilted in the third period.

From there, David Clarkson and Travis Zajac added tallies within the next 11 minutes to give the Devils a 3-1 lead. The Flyers had played stout defense for most of the game, but looked a step slow in the final 20 minutes of regulation. They never got going offensively, putting 20 shots on net compared to 35 for New Jersey. Bryce Salvador capped the scoring with an empty-netter with less than three minutes to play.

The Devils fell behind 1-0 in the first period on an early goal by Matt Read that was poorly played by Martin Brodeur. The veteran goaltender sharpened up afterwards, however, and finished the game with 19 saves. The Devils were excellent on the penalty kill, frustrating the Flyers on all five of their chances.

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Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 2: Philadelphia Still Leads 1-0 After 2 Periods

The Philadelphia Flyers still lead 1-0 after two periods against the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal on Tuesday night. Ilya Bryzgalov has been absolutely outstanding in net, turning back 25 shots against so far on the night.

Martin Brodeur was solid in the period as well, though he hasn't faced nearly the same onslaught that Bryzgalov has through 40 minutes. The Flyers launched just two shots on goal but somehow still lead. Each team had exactly one powerplay chance during the period. Danny Briere was booked two minutes for holding, while Adam Henrique earned two minutes for slashing late in the period.

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Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 2: Philadelphia Leads 1-0 After 1st Period

The Philadelphia Flyers take a 1-0 lead in Game 2 of their Easter Conference semifinal against the New Jersey Devils after the first period on Tuesday night. Ilya Bryzgalov looked like his peak regular season self, at least for the first 20 minutes, stopping all 13 shots faced. Martin Brodeur wasn't quite as sharp, giving up an early goal to Matt Read.

Brodeur committed too early to the ice as Read handled the puck in front of the net, and was slow to recover as the puck bounced around back to the left hand circle. The goal was Read's third of the playoffs.

Zach Parise and Marek Zidlicky both had three shots on goal during the period, but the Devils remain scoreless. The Flyers will start the second period on a two minute powerplay after Bryce Salvador was whistled late for interference.

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Video: Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 1: Danny Briere Wins It 4-3 For Flyers In Overtime

Danny Briere made the most of the overtime period in game one of the second round of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, scoring one goal that was reversed and another that stuck. The Flyers went on the power play 30 seconds into the overtime period, and Briere appeared to have the game won right there with a goal from just in front of the net. However, replay quickly showed that he had missed the puck with his stick and kicked it in:

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The call was reversed and play continued. Briere got another chance at 4:36 of the overtime period, and this time he would make sure it stuck. Getting a pass near the blueline, Briere took a long shot and rifled it past Martin Brodeur, sealing game one for the Flyers.

It was Briere's second goal of the game and his seventh in the playoffs. James van Riemsdyk and Claude Giroux had the other two goals for the Flyers, while Petr Sykora, Zach Parise and Travis Zajac picked up goals for the Devils. The Flyers managed to stay out of the penalty box for the most part, collecting only three two minute minors to the Devils' six. The series returns to Philadelphia for game two, where the Flyers hope to capture another extremely rare example of a hockey coach not looking displeased:

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Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 1: Tied 3-3 At The End Of Regulation, Game 1 Heads To Overtime

The Philadelphia Flyers continued their aggressive play in the third period, out shooting the New Jersey Devils 15 to 4 in the period and now 29 to 22 overall. Despite their advantage in shots, both teams scored one goal in the period and the score remains tied at the end of regulation, 3-3.

The Flyers scored first in the third, taking advantage of a hooking penalty called on Andy Greene. Claude Giroux made the most of it, winning a faceoff in the Devil's offensive zone, drifting towards the opposite faceoff circle, and then ripping a one-timer off a pass from Kimmo Timonen. The Devils would get another power play later on, when Petr Sykora was called for holding, but they would fail to capitalize.

The Devils came back in the 11th minute, when Sykora, making up for his earlier penalty, got open on a breakaway and put one through Bryzgalov's five hole to even the score. That's where things stood when regulation ended, and if the Flyers can keep up their pressure in overtime they have a good chance at taking game one of this series.

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Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 1: Score Tied 2-2 After 2 Periods

The Flyers are still behind on shots following two periods, but they outshot the Devils in the second and managed to make them count, and the score now stands tied, 2-2.

Danny Briere tied things at one at the opening of the eighth minute of the second period, taking a pass from Jakub Voracek and ending up on a clean breakaway, just flicking it past Brodeur.

James van Riemsdyk added another barely 30 seconds later, catching a perfect rebound off a shot from Erik Fustafsson, and sending a rocket of a shot past a tumbling, scrambling Martin Brodeur to give Phildaelphia their first lead of the game.

That lasted about five minutes, until Matt Carle took a hooking penalty, putting the Devils on the power play. Travis Zajac was quick to take advantage, putting one past Byzgalov with an assist from Zach Parise (his second point of the game) and Ilya Kovalchuk.

The Flyers are making Brodeur work, but he's doing everything he can to keep his team in it, including windmills and other assorted acrobatics.

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We'll see if the Flyers can come up with some unconventional tactics of their own and take the lead in the third.

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Flyers Vs. Devils, 2012 NHL Playoffs Game 1: Devils Lead 1-0 After 1st Period

The first period of the Flyers second round Stanley Cup Playoffs series is in the books, and the New Jersey Devils currently lead the Philadelphia Flyers by a single goal. Zach Parise put it in net for New Jersey, taking an assist from Patrik Elias. The Devils have significantly out shot the Flyers so far. Devils goalie Martin Brodeur has only needed to make six saves, while Philadelphia's Ilya Brzgalov has defended 14 shots, plus the one shot Parise was able to get by him.

Things haven't been too rough in the first period, but The Devils do also lead the game in penalty minutes. Bryce Salvador got two minutes for roughing Sean Couturier, and Marek Zidlicky got two for hooking Brayden Schenn. On other side of the puck, the only Flyers penalty is Jakub Voracek, who got two minutes for slashing Zidlicky. There's a lot of hockey left to play, but the Flyers are going to need a lot more aggression in the rest of the game if they want to keep the puck out of their end of the ice and win game one.

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