2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Series – Philadelphia Flyers win 3-2 against the Carolina Hurricanes
The final game of Monday in the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Series saw the Philadelphia Flyers play host to the Carolina Hurricanes. This was the 11th game for the Carolina Hurricanes and the 12th game for the Philadelphia Flyers thus
far. The 158th game of the NHL Premiere Series took place at the Wells Fargo Arena, home of the Philadelphia Flyers in front of 19,000 fans. The game was a very tight battle that saw the Philadelphia Flyers emerge as the winners with the score 3-2.
1st Period
The home teams started off the period making a few attacks and displaying some good skills on the field but they couldn’t find the back of the net. The period saw the home team come close to scoring in the 7th minute only to be denied by the goal
keeper.
The Carolina Hurricanes started to attack after that. One difference between the attacks of the two teams was the fact that the Hurricanes attacked with all the force and the Flyers didn’t. This went against the Carolina Hurricanes as the Philadelphia Flyers
scored in the 13th minute to take the lead. The goal was scored by Scott Harnett through a backhand shot from a distance of 9 feet.
Though both teams came across numerous scoring opportunities during the course of the remaining period, but no further goals were seen. During the period, the Philadelphia Flyers made 10 goal attempts scoring once and the Carolina Hurricanes couldn’t score
any goals despite making 9 goal attempts.
2nd Period
The 2nd period saw the Carolina Hurricanes come out with a lot of confidence. They worked hard and looked determined to score. The hard work paid off in the 4th minute as the Carolina Hurricanes scored to level the match.
The goal was scored by Patrick Dwyer from a 31 feet flick shot after a splendid pass by the rookie Jeff Skinner. The goal gave the away team confidence and they attacked with full force. Though the attacks were executed perfectly but the only flaw was the
fact that they left open spaces at the back.
This was punished by the Philadelphia Flyers as they scored once again to take the lead. The goal was scored by Claude Giroux through a powerful shot 25 feet away from goal. The home team dominated the game after this, as they displayed some brilliant skills
on ice. The attacks they came up with were smooth and very effective though they couldn’t score. The period came to an end with the Philadelphia Flyers in the lead at 2-1.
The period saw the Philadelphia Flyers making 16 goal attempts scoring once and the Carolina Hurricanes making 8 goal attempts also scoring once.
3rd Period
The home team was cheered by the crowd as they came to the pitch for the start of the final period. With just one goal to their advantage, Philadelphia Flyers was backed and urged by the home fans to score once again to seal the match.
It was the away team that had the momentum running in their favour at the start. However, the home team turned the tables and they scored to take the score to 3-1. The goal was scored in the 7th minute by Scott Harnett. Harnett bagged his 2nd
goal of the night scoring through a 12 feet strike that found a deflection on its way.
After establishing 2 goals lead to their advantage, the Philadelphia Flyers didn’t attack as much as concentrated on maintaining a good and tight defence. Though the Carolina Hurricanes scored in the 20th minute, it was too little too late. The
goal was scored by Joe Corvo from a flick shot from 43 feet. The period ended with Philadelphia Flyers winning 3-2.
During the course of the final period, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Carolina Hurricanes both scored one goal out of the 11 goal attempts made by each team respectively.
At the end of the match Scott Harnett said, "Ville made a great pass to Carter," Hartnell said.
"Carter tried to get it on net but it hit their defenseman's skate. I was able to kind of position myself to get it on my backhand. He had the bottom of the net covered so I had to aim high and go to the top of the net."
Tags: