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%