nhl roundup | Wednesday’s game

Flyers 4, Canadiens 2

PHILADELPHIA — Benching goalie Carey Price couldn’t spark Montreal. Now Danny Briere and the Flyers are one win from ending the Canadiens’ season. Briere scored the winner on a rebound with 3:38 left to lift Philadelphia over the Canadiens in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Flyers, the worst team in the NHL last season, can eliminate the top-seeded Canadiens in Game 5 on Saturday night in Montreal. The Canadiens gave Philadelphia a scare when Tomas Plekanec and Saku Koviu tied the score at 2-all on goals 37 seconds apart late in the third period. Briere’s eighth goal of the postseason was enough to send to Flyers to Montreal with a chance to win the series. R.J. Umberger scored into an empty net in the final seconds, his second goal of the game. Martin Biron was strong again in goal for the Flyers except for that one minute in the third period. While the Canadiens can’t settle on a No. 1 goaltender, Biron proved again he’s capable of carrying the Flyers into May — and possibly beyond. Plekanec spoiled the shutout with a deflection into the net and Koivu knocked in a rebound that tied the score and silenced the rowdy crowd. But Briere found an opening in the corner against Jaroslav Halak and slid the rebound past the rookie for the winner.

Associated Press