Game 7 Live Blog
Posted: April 22, 2008 by Gene
Category: Game Posts
Pre-game
- Flyers are suiting up bruiser Steve Downie. Downie is best know for being a goon, and his hit on Dean McAmmond that landed him a 20 game suspension.
- The pressure is all on the Flyers tonight. Will they come flying or dead like the past two games?
- Can the Caps stay out of the box this game and avoid the dumb too many men on the ice penalty? Flyers PP unit is converting 20% of it’s chances.
- Caps must shut down the Briere-Prospal-Hartnell line tonight. They have collectively owned the Caps so far in the series.
- I don’t know how much more I can rave about the Semin-Backstrom-Laich line. They’re on fire and expect them to have another big game tonight.
- Ovie finally came through big last night scoring the go ahead goal and the insurance goal in the 3rd period. Will Ovie continue coming up big in the 3rd period (3 goals, 2 of them go ahead goals)?
- Just as a heads up, expect a few less updates through out the game than usual, I think I’m going to be way into the game.
1st Period
- 3:48 Flyers seem to love to commit interference penalties. PP for the Caps.
- 5:00 Hatcher gets called for anelbow. 5 on 3 PP for the Caps
- 5:30 Biron has been flashing the glove early.
- 5:46 GOAL!!! Backstrom scores in the exact same fashion as the Flyers 1st goal last night. They’re still on a 5 on 4 PP.
- 14:00 Heres Flyers first PP opportunity. The call was weak at best. PPK team needs to step up.
- 14:30 Flyers tie it up. It barely squeaks by Huets. Caps need to do a better job of clearing a lane in front of Huet so he can see the shot clearly.
- 16:00 Double minor on Fedorov.
- Another penalty on the Caps. A full 2 minutes of 5 on 3. Another weak hooking call made by the refs. This will be the pivotal moment in the game.
- WOW! What a great job by the PPK team for the Caps, they killed off the full Fedorov double minor and survived a full 2 minute 5 on 3. I bet the Caps will use the kill as a huge momentum swing just like game 6.
2nd Period
- 1:35 Refs are loving the hooking call. Caps must convert on this PP to maintain the MO.
- 2:52 Another hooking call, this time on the Caps. Refs are really calling it tonight tonight. Time for the Caps to adjust and keep the stick off the body.
- 4:10 Flyers don’t look together, a really bad offsides play on their PP.
- 9:53 Goal by the Flyers. Huet was knock over by the a defensive player checked into him. Kind of like the regular season goal that was called off on the Caps, but a lot worse.
- 15:30 What an insane wrister by Ovie. All tied up 2-2.
3rd Period
- 5:00 Refs are letting the players play and keeping their whistle in check. I’ve seen a few plays which probably would have been called in the 1st.
- 8:00 So far theres been a lot of back and forth play, nothing in particular to note.
- 10:00 Caps are starting to get more physical with the Flyers.
- 14:25 Flers look like they don’t care. Caps are getting chances with ease.
- 17:30 Great chance, but Ovie couldn’t connect with Fedorov.
- It looks like it’s 1988 all over again.
OT
- Will we see Ovechkin do his best Dale Hunter impression.
- 1:10 Hip Hip Huet. He just kept the boys off the tee for the summer.
- 4:10 Poti called for the trip. The season could end here.
- Game, Flyers win. What a series and season by the Caps.
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