Flyers 2, Canadiens 1

(AP photo)

Now that's a bit more like it.

This is what can happen when the Flyers decide to play the full sixty minutes. I never expected them to shut out the Habs in Montreal (who, incidentally, got away with some cheap hits tonight), but to hold the Canadiens to one goal in their barn deserves a special mention. Everyone on the defense played well, even though Braydon Coburn looked out of sorts in the first period. Matt Carle and Andrew Alberts came up with some key blocks towards the end of the game when Montreal started to pick it up, Scottie Upshall and Jeff Carter (fantasy points!!) got the two goals necessary for the win, and Martin Biron made 24 stops to secure the win. I have to say, Biron does get his fair share of abuse in Montreal, doesn't he? I understand that French-Canadian players are supposed to be the eternal property of the Montreal Canadiens, but good luck to any who don't wear the colors. Lord knows Daniel Briere gets hammered when he goes to Quebec.

Anyway, the important thing is tht the Flyers got the two points. The Rangers won in a shootout, the Devils won after Alex Ovechkin tied it with a second left (that was sick, by the way), the Penguins were winning last I looked, so this win was important in the standings. The Flyers play again tomorrow aginst the Thrashers, who have been playing well as of late, but it's the Thrashers, so I'm not worried.