Saturday, February 9, 2013

Danny Briere's Overtime Goal Helps Flyers Defeat Canes 4-3

Flyers players celebrating the overtime victory over the Carolina Hurricanes
The Philadelphia Flyers haven't been the team that they were last season yet this year. They started out the season 0-3, but since then they have been up and down. They currently sit at 5-6-1, and have won three of their last four contests. Philadelphia lost in a shootout Thursday to the Florida Panthers, but they were able to get a win in overtime today on a Danny Briere goal in overtime, which was his second goal on the season. Jakub Voracek, Brayden Schenn, and Matt Read also scored for the Flyers in the victory. Matt Read's goal was his team leading fifth on the season. Jiri Tlusty, Jeff Skinner, and Alexander Semin all had goals in the loss for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov made 30 saves during the game, and he has played very well this season, although his 5-5-1 record doesn't really reflect it. Bryzgalov has made key saves in key situations, and kept his team in a lot of the games that they have played so far. The Flyers season is finally looking up after a slow start. The Flyers will look to continue their winning ways on a six-game road trip. The trip includes stops in Toronto, Winnipeg, New Jersey, Montreal, New York (Islanders), and they will wrap-up the trip with a divisional match-up against the in-state rival Pittsburgh Penguins. With the win today, the Flyers moved into third place in the Atlantic Division, and The Carolina Hurricanes remain in second place in the Southeast Division.



Here is a look at Danny Briere's overtime winner.





Credits:
Flyers Picture:
http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2013/2/9/3971512/flyers-vs-hurricanes-recap-score
Information:
http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2013/2/9/3971512/flyers-vs-hurricanes-recap-score
http://espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=400442630
http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
Danny Briere's Overtime Game-Winning Goal Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UJTN8eINLfE
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Melo Pushes Knicks By Rubio, Timberwolves

Melo scored 36 (12 in the 4th quarter) against the Timberwolves last night
The New York Knicks were very sluggish through the first three quarters against the Timberwolves last night. Carmelo Anthony refused to let his team fall to a team that they should beat, as he stepped up his game. Carmelo scored 12 in the fourth quarter of the game to propel the Knicks to the 100-94 victory. Anthony had 36 points and nine rebounds in the win.

Knicks point guard Raymond Felton was significantly outplayed by Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio last night. Rubio put up 18 points and 11 assists in the game, recording a double-double. Felton scored 11 points in the game. 

Carmelo Anthony missed a lot of shots early, but refused to let that stop him as he turned it on late to make sure the Knicks didn't lose two games in a row. Tyson Chandler had a poor performance, but he had been playing very well as of late. He was due for a bad night. Nikola Pekovic of the Wolves scored 16 points and recorded 11 rebounds to out play Chandler down low. The Knicks were able to beat the Wolves on the road, giving them a 13-10 record on the road, and a 32-16 record overall. The Wolves fell to 18-29. The Knicks were unable to catch a game on the Heat as Miami defeated the Clippers at home 111-89 last night behind a 30 point performance by LeBron James.

Notes:
Carmelo went over the 30 point mark for the 17th time this season after last night's game.
Carmelo currently only trails Kevin Durant for the NBA scoring title.

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