NHL PLAYOFFS Thursday's game

Flyers 1, Senators 0
PHILADELPHIA -- Roman Cechmanek came through with another shutout in a crucial game. Cechmanek made 28 saves and Michal Handzus scored the only goal as Philadelphia evened the series 2-2. Game 5 is Saturday in Ottawa. The Flyers didn't allow the Senators many scoring chances. And Cechmanek made all the saves. Often criticized for his unconventional style, Cechmanek has stopped 131 of 135 shots in the five games following a loss during the playoffs. He made a tumbling chest save on a shot by Magnus Arvedson that was headed toward an empty net with just over seven minutes remaining, and Philadelphia's defensive pressure shut down the Senators the rest of the way. Cechmanek's best save of the first two periods came when he stopped Martin Havlat's point-blank backhander with his right pad early in the second. Handzus gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead with 2:54 remaining in the first period, deflecting a shot by Chris Therien into the top left corner. It was Handzus' first playoff goal in 34 games. Handzus won a faceoff and passed the puck back to Therien, who wristed a shot from just inside the blue line. With two defenders draped on him, Handzus got the blade of his stick on the puck, sending it over Patrick Lalime's shoulder. Lalime had 25 saves. He made a chest stop on a point-blank shot by Kim Johnsson minutes after stopping a one-timer from the slot by Jim Vandermeer midway through the second period. Johnsson hit the post during a power-play a few minutes later.
-- Associated Press