The Puck Stops Here

In the first period, Stephen Weiss of Chicago took a double minor for spearing. Philadelphia jumped on that power play chance with two power play goals. One by Mike Richards and one by Patrick Sharp. That was all they needed. J. P. Vigier scored in the second period for Chicago, also on the power play, to make it a 2-1 game. It was yet another defensive battle, with Philadelphia goalie Antero Niittymaki saving 29 of 30 shots he faced. The Philadelphia Phantoms now lead the series 3-0 and can end it in game 4 on Friday night.

Game one and game two were also very low scoring affairs. Only 7 goals have been scored in the 3 games in tghe series so far. The series has been great exciting hockey. This is the kind of hockey the NHL wants to stop. I think that is a mistake.