The No. 2 seeded New Jersey Devils go for revenge tonight, Friday April 16, as the No. 7 seed Philadelphia Flyers try for another roaddog win. The Flyers took Game 1, 2-1 as +147 roaddogs. NHL oddsmakers at BETUS.com have the Devils as -190 moneyline favs to beat the Flyers (+170) with the over/under listed at 5 goals . Be sure to get your 2010 NHL Playoffs: 2010 NHL Playoffs: Philadelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils Game 2 Odds & Prediction in now at BETUS.com
The Flyers victory was the sixth in seven games for the Flyers against the Devils this season. They got goals from Chris Pronger and Mike Richards in the second-period as the Flyers killed all five New Jersey power-plays to gain the victory. Goalie Bryan Boucher played great stopping 23 of 24 shots for his first playoff win. Goalie Boucher has won four of his last five starts, including one shutout, and has produced a 1.80 goals-against average and .932 save percentage over that span . Pronger had 30:01 in ice time in Game 1, the most among players in all games on Wednesday — Detroit's Brian Rafalski was second (29:06). Pronger's goal was his first against Brodeur since Dec. 2, 1997, when he starred on the blue line in St. Louis. But, the Flyers were outchanced, outshot and outplayed for a large part of the game. "We found a way to steal one, basically,'' Briere said after practice yesterday. "We're not happy with the way we won. We're happy that we won, but we're not happy with the way we played.
The Devils finished 15 points better than the Flyers in the regular season to earn home-ice advantage for this series, but that all went by the wayside after the first game. Goalie Martin Brodeur struggled in net after allowing two goals on 14 shots. Their offense only generated four shots on five power-play opportunities. "We've got to shoot the puck more (on the power play)," captain Jamie Langenbrunner said. "We missed some opportunities to take shots and were trying to make the perfect play. They do a good job of pressuring and keeping you to the outside and we have to put pucks at the net and work from there." "We didn't capitalize on the scoring chances we got (on Wednesday)," Devils forward Zach Parise said. "We've got to bear down. We had some good plays and good chances and we knew it was going to be a tough series against them and it is. It's not going to be easy ."
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- Favorite is 22-8 in the last 30 meetings.
- Home team is 35-17-2 in the last 54 meetings.
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- Devils are 1-4 in their last 5 games as a home favorite of -151 to -200.
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Philadelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils
When: Friday April 16, 2010 7:30 PM ET
Line: BETUS.com
Pick: Flyers +170
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