Philadelphia 7, Ottawa 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Where: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees:
Marc Joannette, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen:
Brian Murphy, Jean Morin
Attendance:
18059
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Rookie Matt Read collected a goal and three assists as the Philadelphia Flyers erupted for a four-goal first period and put an end to a seven-game losing skid in Canada's capital city with a 7-2 triumph over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
Claude Giroux netted his team-leading fourth goal and set up another, and captain Chris Pronger extended his points streak to five games with an assist for Philadelphia, which won in Ottawa for the first time since Nov. 24, 2007.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned aside 21 shots in his first start of the season to improve to 3-1-0 in his young career versus the Senators.
Read, who entered the game with only two points on the young season, opened the scoring with a sharp-angle shot which handcuffed Alex Auld at 6:20 of the first period. Wayne Simmonds doubled the advantage 100 seconds later after lifting a loose puck in the slot past a prone Auld, and Giroux and Max Talbot scored just over 2 1/2 minutes apart to cap the first-period uprising.
Rookie Sean Couturier and Harry Zolnierczyk netted their first career NHL goals as the Flyers scored three times in a 3:50 span in the third.
Jason Spezza snapped a three-game streak without a point by scoring with 61 seconds remaining in the second period for Ottawa, which has been outscored 19-4 in the first two periods this season.
Top Game Performances
| Philadelphia |
|
Ottawa |
|
Matt Read 4 |
Points |
Erik Karlsson 2 |
|
Matt Read 1 |
Goals |
Erik Karlsson 1 |
|
Matt Read 3 |
Assists |
Erik Karlsson 1 |
|
Claude Giroux 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Sergei Bobrovsky .913 |
Save Percentage |
Craig Anderson .850 |
|
Sergei Bobrovsky 21 |
Saves |
Craig Anderson 17 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Philadelphia
|
30 |
7 |
3-6 |
5-5 |
25 |
27 |
| Ottawa
|
23 |
2 |
0-5 |
3-6 |
29 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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Ottawa will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Senators have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .250 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Washington. The Flyers have a W/L % of .667 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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