No. 1 Montreal Canadiens vs. No. 6 Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia wins, 4-1
Series Recap
Game 1
Montreal 4, Philadelphia 3 (OT)
Tom Kostopoulos scores 48 seconds into overtime by collecting
his own rebound and wristing it past Flyers goalie Martin
Biron. Alexei Kovalev forces sudden death with his second goal
of the contest, and fourth of the playoffs, a power play goal
off a faceoff with 29 seconds left in regulation. GameCenter |
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Game 2
Philadelphia 4, Montreal 2
R.J. Umberger scores twice and Martin Biron makes 34 saves as
the Flyers even the series. Daniel Briere's first goal of the
series at 13:33 of the second period holds up as the
game-winner. Jeff Carter also scores for Philadelphia. GameCenter |
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Game 3
Philadelphia 3, Montreal 2
The Flyers build a 3-0 lead in the second perod on goals by
Scottie Upshall, Mike Richards and R.J. Umberger. The Canadiens
take advantage of a five-minute power play as Tomas Plekanec and
Saku Koivu pull Montreal within one. Flyers goalie Martin Biron
finishes with 32 saves, including 15 in the third. GameCenter |
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Game 4
Philadelphia 4, Montreal 2
R.J. Umberger scores twice and Daniel Briere provides the
go-ahead goal on the power play with 3:38 left in the
game. Martin Biron finishes with 36 saves and Scott Hartnell
also scores for the Flyers. Jaroslav Halak gets his first
playoff start for Montreal, but allows three goals on 26
shots. GameCenter |
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Game 5
Philadelphia 6, Montreal 4
The Flyers overcome a two-goal deficit in the second period by
scoring three goals in three minutes. Scottie Upshall gives
Philadelphia the lead for good with 3:04 left in the third
period. Martin Biron makes 31 saves for the Flyers, who
return to the Conference Finals for the first time since
1997. GameCenter |
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If there are riots in Montreal, expect images of Umberger to be
burned in effigy. The center, who had just 13 goals during the
regular season, scored eight times and had at least one goal in
each game of the series. Of Umberger's goals, three gave the
Flyers a lead, two pulled Philadelphia into a tie and one, which
was an insurance goal at the time, turned out to be a
game-winner. His effort was just two shy of matching the
franchise record for goals in a series.
Photo Gallery
Game 5: Scottie Upshall's tip in front gives Philadelphia the lead and the win. (AP)
Montreal 4, Philadelphia 3 (OT)
Philadelphia 4, Montreal 2
Philadelphia 3, Montreal 2
Philadelphia 4, Montreal 2
Philadelphia 6, Montreal 4
