Agencies/Philadelphia
Matt Read and Claude Giroux both scored goals in the shootout to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. |
The slumping Flyers badly need this win following a 5-2 loss to the Devils on Wednesday. The Flyers are still on the outside of the Eastern Conference playoff race.‘’We needed to win a hockey game tonight,’’ coach Peter Laviolette said. ‘’It was something that had to be done. We have to give ourselves a fighting chance.’’
Read beat Johan Hedberg on the first shot and New Jersey’s Ilya Kovalchuk matched him. Giroux scored the second shootout goal, and David Clarkson and Patrik Elias both failed in their attempts against Bryzgalov.
Max Talbot scored in regulation for the Flyers and Clarkson had a goal for the Devils.