2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Series – Philadelphia Flyers win 3-2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins
The 139th game of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Series saw the Pittsburgh Penguins play host to the Philadelphia Flyers. The match took place at the Consol Energy Centre this Friday. The Philadelphia Flyers played the 10th game of
their campaign, whereas the Pittsburgh Penguins played the 11th game of the regular season. 18,000 fans came to witness the match as it was worth the money they paid. One of the most exciting matches of the season saw the Philadelphia Flyers win
the match in the end with the score on 3-2.
1st Period
The Philadelphia Flyers made a good start to the period as they made early shots coupled with spectacular passing. The plays that they came up with deserved a goal but they failed to find the back of the net.
However, this was short lived because the home team grew in confidence as the period progressed and they started to come up with attacks and scoring opportunities too. The first goal of the match came in the 9th minute in favour of the Pittsburgh
Penguins. The backing of the home crowd seemed to work as Kris Letang’s shot found the back of the net. The goal was a result of a spectacular shot by the player from 8 feet. Though the home team continued to attack throughout the period but they couldn’t
score. The period didn’t see any further goals as the period ended with the Pittsburgh Penguins leading 1-0.
During the course of the period, the Pittsburgh Penguins made 10 goal attempts out of which, 1 was converted into a goal and the Philadelphia Flyers made 4 goal attempts without any goals.
2nd Period
The Pittsburgh Penguins started the 2nd period from where they left off. They almost doubled their lead in the 2nd minute but the shot just went wide of the goal.
However, it was the Philadelphia Flyers who scored to level the score. The goal was scored by Claude Giroux in the 6th minute through a spectacular backhand shot from close range. Being in the lead, the away team pressed on in search of another
goal. They worked hard but sometimes they were caught on a counter attack. But much to their relief, the home team didn’t score.
The hard work and constant attacks by the Philadelphia Flyers paid off as they took the lead in the 14th minute. The goal was scored by Daniel Carcillo through a simple tip in from 9 feet that went through the legs of the goal keeper. There were
a few more chances but the Philadelphia Flyers weren’t able to convert any of these chances into goals.
The period ended with the Philadelphia Flyers in the lead with the score 2-1. During the course of period, the Flyers scored twice out of the 15 goal attempts and the Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t score any goal despite making 9 goal attempts.
3rd Period
The third saw the Philadelphia Flyers start off the proceedings determined to score. Though the 2009 Stanley Cup Champions, Pittsburgh Penguins had a decent defence but they had no answer to the Philadelphia Flyers attack. The determination paid off as early
as the 11th minute when they took the score to 3-1. The goal was scored by Claude Giroux from a flick shot from 10 feet.
Taking the lead, the Flyers started to concentrate on defence. They maintained a very tight defence until the last minute when the Pittsburgh Penguins scored but it was just a consolation goal. The goal was scored by Tyler Kennedy who scored from a powerful
shot from 18 feet.
The period and the match ended with score 3-2 in favour of the Flyers. During the period, the Philadelphia Flyers scored once out of the 5 goal attempts they made and the Pittsburgh Penguins also scored 1 goal out of the 9 goal attempts they made.
"We didn't like our focus and staying on the plan," Penguins Coach Dan Bylsma said after the defeat.
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