Philadelphia 2, Ottawa 1
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 2, 2013
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees:
Mike Hasenfratz, Marc Joannette
Linesmen:
Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik
Attendance:
19959
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Flyers 2, Senators 1: Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds scored 3:59 apart in the second period as host Philadelphia handed Ottawa its second straight loss.
Ilya Bryzgalov made 33 saves for his 200th career regular-season victory and Danny Briere recorded an assist for the Flyers (11-11-1), who have won back-to-back games and five of seven to get back to .500.
Defenseman Marc Methot scored his first goal and Ben Bishop stopped 39 shots as the Senators had a string of six straight contests of earning at least one point come to an end. Ottawa has netted three goals or less in 12 straight games.
Voracek grabbed a long pass along the right boards and cut hard to the middle before beating Bishop between the pads for a 1-0 edge at the 7:24 mark of the second. Simmonds doubled the advantage when he came down the right side on a 2-on-1 break and accepted the pass from Brayden Schenn before skating in on Bishop unchecked.
The Senators chopped it back to a one-goal deficit with 5:49 left in the second as Methot took a feed from Colin Greening and blasted a slap shot from above the left faceoff circle that beat Bryzgalov high.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson was given a game misconduct penalty with 7:31 left in the game when he delivered a cross check to Zac Rinaldo’s face up against the boards. … Voracek has 10 points - six goals, four assists - in the last six games. … Philadelphia's Harry Zolnierczyk leveled Ottawa D Mike Lundin midway through the first period and received a five-minute major and game misconduct. Zolnierczyk will have a hearing with the league on Sunday.
Top Game Performances
| Ottawa |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Marc Methot 1 |
Points |
Wayne Simmonds 1 |
|
Marc Methot 1 |
Goals |
Wayne Simmonds 1 |
|
Colin Greening 1 |
Assists |
Daniel Briere 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Ben Bishop .951 |
Save Percentage |
Ilya Bryzgalov .971 |
|
Ben Bishop 39 |
Saves |
Ilya Bryzgalov 33 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Ottawa
|
34 |
1 |
0-5 |
5-5 |
30 |
30 |
| Philadelphia
|
41 |
2 |
0-5 |
5-5 |
28 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Flyers have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .583 after a loss.
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Ottawa will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Senators have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .444 after a loss.
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