Philly/Devils Game 4

Although not an elimination game, this is a must win for the Devils. Marty can't do it all so they need to fill the net against the Waterboy and gain some confidence. It's Flyers vs. Devils so this could play out like an old Patrick Division playoff matchup.

Intense game so far with coaches matching bruisers on the 1st few shifts. No glove dropping but in all the confusion the Devils take a penalty. Flyers pepper Brodeur and he picks up right where he left off in the third period of Game 3.

Kovalchuk buries one for the Devils on the power play with goofy ass Pronger in the box.

Game starts intense but the teams settle in for the long haul for the remainder of the 1st period. Devils are outshooting the Flyers but the Philly boys have been a little more physical.

1st TV timeout in the 2nd period and the Devils have no shots on goal. Marty is being Marty making all kinds of silly saves. Butterfly?....Hybrid?....Nope....Marty.

Marty couldn't stop Brokefoot Carter walking out of the corner on the power play. Going nuts and eating Tastykakes in Philly.

That Danny Briere character has netted one for the Flyers during a little 4-on-4 play. Blasted one past Marty from the wing that may have been deflected. There is something about Briere. Not quite the same after he had his groin surgically repaired but I have heard numerous NHL announcers and analysts talk about his shot. Sneaky and when he does get it off clean, they classify it as "heavy".

2-1 Flyers and they just took an extra 2:00 after a hard hit on Captain Richards.

Devils have 20 more minutes to pot one to get to OT or 2 to win the game. Jacques Lemaire will have use the ever popular cliche, "We just have to win this period boys."

Who would have thunk it? Daniel Carcillo nets a huge goal for the Flyers less than 5 minutes into the 3rd. I guess I was wrong about his ice time though. After 50 minutes, he only has 6:51 out there. Talk about making the most of it.

Flyers could do some damage here with a 5-on-3. A 4-1 lead would be really tough to come back from for the Devils.

And just like that, it is 4-1 Flyers. Devils could be down 3-1 after this game. Dare I say, "Panic on the Passaic"?