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No. 1 Montreal Canadiens vs. No. 6 Philadelphia Flyers
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Philadelphia wins, 4-1
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| 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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| Series MVP |
| Flyers C R.J. Umberger |
Umberger
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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.
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Game 5: Scottie Upshall's tip in front gives Philadelphia the lead and the win. (AP)
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| Series Schedule |
| Date |
Location |
Time |
| Apr 24 |
at Montreal |
7 p.m. |
| Apr 26 |
at Montreal |
7 p.m. |
| Apr 28 |
at Philadelphia |
7 p.m. |
| Apr 30 |
at Philadelphia |
7 p.m. |
| May 3 |
at Montreal |
7 p.m. |
| Season Series |
| Montreal wins, 4-0 |
| Date |
Result |
| Nov 1 |
Montreal 5, Philadelphia 2 |
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| Dec 13 |
Montreal 4, Philadelphia 1 |
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| Feb 16 |
Montreal 1, Philadelphia 0 |
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| Feb 17 |
Montreal 5, Philadelphia 3 |
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| Expert Picks |
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Why? |
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Goldstein: A balanced scoring attack will make the difference for Habs. |
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Cimilluca: Montreal's speed will take advantage of weaknesses the Caps exposed. |
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Brown: Price is playing great and he's got three top shot blockers in front. |
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Cercel: A lot stronger offense, defense and goaltending will see the Habs through. |
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| Talk Back |
Reputation:97
Level:Superstar
Since:Aug 10, 2006
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April 23, 2008 2:56 pm
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Who do you think will win this series?
Post your thoughts here!
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Reputation:95
Level:Superstar
Since:Apr 13, 2007
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April 23, 2008 5:46 pm
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Its unfair the flyers are playing right away while the Penguins and the Rangers get more rest.
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Reputation:96
Level:Superstar
Since:Aug 16, 2006
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April 30, 2008 10:11 am
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The Montreal coach has said that he's not sure who will start game 4 tonight and I was wonder what you Habs fans thought of that? If it were my team, I'd be pissed that he even entertained the option. The backup has barely played this year and it seems like such a desperation move. Just by saying that Price might not start, he's killed his confidence. I dunno, those are jus
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Reputation:57
Level:Pro
Since:Feb 26, 2008
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April 28, 2008 11:08 am
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I love how none of these so-called "experts" have given the Flyers a chance since before the Washington series. How long is it going to take for these idiots to realize we have a legitimate team and that no one is going to push us around?
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Reputation:67
Level:Pro
Since:Sep 11, 2006
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May 3, 2008 10:16 pm
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VS is incompetent- last time the flyers made the FINALS was 97, they have since made the conference finals in 00 and 04
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Reputation:94
Level:All-Star
Since:Aug 18, 2006
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