Buffalo came out strong, but offered little in the 2nd half of the game. The only reason the got a shutout was Ryan Miller's big performance (this was much more a Miller-earned shutout than game 1). All tied up, series could go either way but Flyers have to happy overall with their performances these last 3 games. If Boucher performs like last night and everything else holds steady, the Flyers will very likely win the series.
Notes:
-Buffalo is getting away with a ton of crap after the whistle. Nearly every time Miller freezes the puck, if a Flyers is around he gets punched or dropped, and the refs haven't called them for any of it. The Sabres are walking a fine line, but it certainly looks to me like that is part of their intentional plan. Pronger probably can't wait to get back in the middle of such shenanigans, as he is the king of it all.
-Speaking of Pronger, the natural assumption is the Pronger will play game 5 with the series tied, whereas he probably would've sat again if it was 3-1 Flyers. Might not play on the PP though with his bad hand rendering him unable to shoot.
-Didn't look like much, but the fact that Carter didn't return is very bad news. He hasn't done all that much, but he was the teams leading goal scorer and his size, speed and shot always gives the other team something to think about.
-Does anything really need to be said about Richards' 5-minute elbowing penalty? Simply ridiculous to give a 5 minute major for that. Compare it to Kunitz's brutal elbow the other night which was only worth 2 minutes.
I'm glad the officials feel the need to protect poor Kaleta, who is a real saint out there and would never do anything to intentionally hurt another player;
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