Flyers hang on to beat Habs, 3-2

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It looked like it was going to be a rout at Wachovia Center. Or at least that’s what we thought; however, the Philadelphia managed to beat the Montreal Canadiens for their third straight win, 3-2. With the Olympic break just hours away, the Flyers showed their primed to head into the break on winning ways. Michael Leighton was once again superb between the pipes stopping 23 shots on his way to winning his third straight game to improve his record to 11-3-1 as a Flyer. The flood gates looked to be opening when the Flyers were on cruise control with a 3-0 lead until yet another goal deflected off a one of their players skate. Former Flyer Glen Metropolit took a shot that bounced off Danny Briere’s skate at 2:05 of the third period. Jeff Carter seemed to get the scoring started when he poked in a scrambling puck until replays show that Scott Hartnell was the last player to get a piece of the puck as it passed Carey Price. Hartnell stands by his opinion that Carter should have been credited with the goal

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Flyers hang on to beat Habs, 3-2

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