Canucks sweep Flyers in huge first round upset!

Post date: Apr 15, 2017 11:12:40 AM

The 6th-seeded Canucks win three straight over the heavily-favored 3rd-seeded Flyers to sweep the best-of-5 series and move on to the semifinals of the Yelnats Cup Playoffs.

Game 1 - Canucks 5, Flyers 3

Vancouver erases an early 2-0 deficit with 5 unanswered. Phil Roberto scores twice for the Canucks, while Marcel Dionne adds a goal and 2 assists.

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Vancouver Canucks              2  1  2  0  5 

Philadelphia Flyers            2  0  1  0  3 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Vancouver Canucks              11 13 6  0  30

Philadelphia Flyers            12 5  14 0  31

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. PHI. JOE WATSON(1)( RICK MacLEISH, TOM BLADON ): 1st 4:44

2. PHI. BOB KELLY(1)( BOBBY CLARKE ): 1st 9:29

3. VAN. PHIL ROBERTO(1)( ANDRE BOUDRIAS, MARCEL DIONNE ) (PP) : 1st 12:29

4. VAN. JEAN LEMIEUX(1)( DENNIS VERVERGAERT, BOB DAILEY ): 1st 17:27

5. VAN. MARCEL DIONNE(1)( ANDRE BOUDRIAS, BOB DAILEY ): 2nd 7:44

6. VAN. DENNIS VERVERGAERT(1)( PAT QUINN ): 3rd 3:44

7. VAN. PHIL ROBERTO(2)( ANDRE BOUDRIAS, MARCEL DIONNE ): 3rd 8:29

8. PHI. OREST KINDRACHUK(1)( AL MacADAM ): 3rd 13:04

Game 2 - Canucks 3, Flyers 2, OT

This game was very chippy - 46 total PIMs, all minors except for one double-minor and the obligatory Dave Schultz misconduct. Tom Bladon and Rick MacLeish score 4 minutes apart in the 2nd to give the Flyers the lead. However, Wayne Merrick scores with 7 minutes left in regulation to tie it. Then, Marcel Dionne nets the winner with 2:31 left in OT.

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Vancouver Canucks              1  0  1  1  3 

Philadelphia Flyers            0  2  0  0  2 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Vancouver Canucks              6  7  11 12 36

Philadelphia Flyers            12 12 3  9  36

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. VAN. BOB DAILEY(1)( ANDRE BOUDRIAS, MARCEL DIONNE ) (PP) : 1st 6:37

2. PHI. TOM BLADON(1)( BOBBY CLARKE ) (PP) : 2nd 1:14

3. PHI. RICK MacLEISH(1)( BOBBY CLARKE, BARRY GIBBS ): 2nd 5:33

4. VAN. WAYNE MERRICK(1)( PAULIN BORDELEAU ): 3rd 13:01

5. VAN. MARCEL DIONNE(2)( PHIL ROBERTO, BOB DAILEY ): OT 17:29

Game 3 - Canucks 3, Flyers 1

This was a game much closer than the score indicated. The boxscore you see below is not a misprint. Philadelphia managed only 10 shots on goal. Bernie Parent stood on his head to keep it competitive, stopping 53 of 56 shots (9 of 12 ratings). 

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Philadelphia Flyers            1  0  0  0  1

Vancouver Canucks              2  1  0  0  3 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Philadelphia Flyers            6  1  3  0  10

Vancouver Canucks              14 17 25 0  56

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. VAN. MARCEL DIONNE(1)( DON LEVER ): 1st 4:59

2. PHI. AL MacADAM(1)( OREST KINDRACHUK, WARREN WILLIAMS ): 1st 9:30

3. VAN. GERRY O'FLAHERTY(1)( PAULIN BORDELEAU ): 1st 14:46

4. VAN. DENNIS VERVERGAERT(1)( CHRIS ODDLEIFSON, MIKE ROBITAILLE ): 2nd 10:37

Marcel Dionne finished the series with 3 goals and 3 assists. Bobby Clarke led Flyer scorers with 3 points, all assists. 

Goaltending numbers - Gary Smith (VAN) - 1.82 GAA, .922 SV%, Bernie Parent (PHI) - 3.33 GAA, .910 SV%