Brian Boucher Dominates, Philadelphia Flyers Take Game One vs. New Jersey Devils
April 14th, 2010 by Tom Dougherty Leave a reply »In his first playoff start in eight years, Brian Boucher was nothing short of brilliant.
Boucher made 23 saves and outplayed future Hall of Fame goalie Marty Brodeur, as the Philadelphia Flyers earned a 2-1 Game One victory over the New Jersey Devils to take a 1-0 series lead Wednesday night at the Prudential Center.
Chris Pronger and Mike Richards scored huge second period goals, while the Flyers killed five New Jersey power plays to take home ice away from the Devils.
"It's big. You're on the road. You're trying to gain confidence and settle into the series" said Pronger.
Boucher made several big stops for the Flyers, including one on Patrik Elias from in close with about 10 seconds left in the game and the Orange 'n' Black were able to clear the puck to cement the Game One win.
His best save of the night came in the first period against New Jersey's superstar mid-season acquisition Ilya Kovalchuk, when he flashed some leather on a wrister by Kovalchuk from the slot with 12:08 to play in the first.
"I felt comfortable coming in," Boucher said. "Like I said befor ...
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