Tune in at 7:30 PM ET as the Flyers take on the Devils in Game Four of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series. Ryan MacIntyre will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.
Seems like the year of upsets and that is exactly what the New Jersey Devils have planned for the Flyers. As I said at the beginning of this series, there were not many experts picking the Devils to win this series, but yet they sit up 2 games to 1 against the Flyers.
FLYERS LINES (last game):
First Line:
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LW Scott Hartnell, C Claude Giroux, RW Jakub Voracek
Second Line:
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LW James van Riemsdyk, C Danny Briere, RW Wayne Simmonds
Third Line:
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LW Max Talbot, C Sean Couturier, RW Eric Wellwood
Fourth Line:
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LW Brayden Schenn, C Matt Read, RW Jaromir Jagr
Defense Pairings:
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Nick Grossmann, Braydon Coburn
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Matt Carle, Kimmo Timonen
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Andreas Lilja, Erik Gustafsson
First Line:
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LW Zach Parise, C Patrik Elias, RW David Clarkson
Second Line:
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LW Alexei Ponikarovsky, C Travis Zajac, RW Ilya Kovalchuk
Third Line:
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LW Petr Sykora, C Adam Henrique, RW Dainius Zubrus
Fourth Line:
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LW Tom Sestito, C Stephen Gionta, RW Steve Bernier
Defense Pairings:
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Andy Greene, Mark Fayne
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Bryce Salvador, Marek Zidlicky
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Anton Volchenkov, Adam Larsson
Sistito is in for Carter for the Devils.
Flyers lines have been switched up.
Briere now centering Voracek and Hartnell
These anthems get me emotional.
19:20 Well, as they just said, the Devils have never lost a series where they have lead 3-1.
18:40 Zidlicky with a big shot off the rush that he fires high.
18:00 It's the Devils who have the early jump in this one. Solid forecheck by Henrique. Feeding off the hometown crowd.
17:20 Flyers on the ropes here early. Devils are all over them. Fans loving it. Dominating the puck.
17:00 Flyers finally ice it and they are gassed. Imagine a time out this early in the game!
@Lod That would be a nightmare to use it this early
16:40 Zajac wins the draw, but Flyers clear.
16:00 No shots for the Flyers yet. Couturier on the ice - good news for Philly fans. He left last game with an awkward looking injury.
15:40 Sykora now with a wraparound!
15:30 Stopped! Skykora laid out!
@bub Hard to tell at this point.
Lavoilette using the timeout early and sending a huge msg to his team - something along the lines of wake the hell up.
@Tom w Seems like the Flyers just built up so much emotion for that series against Pittsburgh, that there is nothing left in the well.
Seems like the year of upsets and that is exactly what the New Jersey Devils have planned for the Flyers. As I said at the beginning of this series, there were not many experts picking the Devils to win this series, but yet they sit up 2 games to 1 against the Flyers.
