Flyers Win Crucial Game

The month of March has been a very streaky and inconsistent time for the Philadelphia Flyers. They have won and lost a lot of tough 1 goal games and have struggled to stay consistent and put together good quality wins. Throughout the entire month the Flyers have failed to get a big statement win, but tonight the Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 and finally got the big win that they have been searching for all month.

Coming into tonight's game, the Flyers had just a 2 point lead over the Penguins in both the Eastern conference and Atlantic division standings. The game was crucial with major playoff implications and the Flyers knew they had to come out and play strong.

In the first period, the Pens jumped out to an early lead thanks to Alex Kovalev who burried a wrist shot past Sergei Bobrovsky on a break away. Quickly after, the Flyers tied it on a goal that was originally awarded to defenseman Braydon Coburn but later given to Jeff Carter, his 35th goal of the year. In the 2nd period, the Pens made it a 2-1 game but the lead was short. With about 6 minutes left in the period the Flyers scored a power play goal from Scott Hartnell who crashed the net and a minute later, Claude Giroux wristed a nasty shot past Marc Andre Fleury to give the Flyers a 3-2 lead. Villie Leino then added 2 goals in the third to secure a 5-2 win for the Flyers.

The win puts the Flyers 4 points ahead of the Penguins and 3 points ahead of the pesky Capitals. The win couldn't have come at a better time for this team that has been searching for a big statement win for a very long time. Individually, Sergei Bobrovsky looked great in net and that was good to see especially in a big game like tonight. Villie Leino also played great with a 2 goal game that secured the win.

Looking ahead the Flyers will take on the Thrashers on Thursday night at 7:00 PM.