Read, Flyers crush Senators 7-2

October 19, 2011

The Flyers left the Scotia Bank Place with a record of 4-0-1 after beating the Ottawa Senators 7-2 last night.

The Flyers are unbeaten through the first five games in regulation for the first time since the 2002-2003 season.

But the bigger story from last night was the Flyers' rookies.

Sean Couturier and Harry Zolneirczyk each recorded their first NHL goals in last night's win.

Couterier's came 16:01 into the third period to make it a 6-1 for the Flyers.

Then Zolnierczyk scored at 19:15 to put the Flyers on the board for the seventh time of the night.

Couturier and Zolniercyzk capped off the win, but it was fellow rookie Matt Read who got everything going.

Read scored 6:20 into the first period for his second goal of the season, giving Philadelphia a 1-0 lead over Ottawa. Read went on to record three assists, to finish the night with four points.

Wayne Simmonds (2), Claude Giroux (4), and Maxime Talbot (1) also scored in the first, giving the Flyers a 4-0 lead heading into the second.

Claude Giroux has had an amazing start to the season thus far, scoring four goals over a span of five games.

Goaltender Alex Auld lasted just the first period, after only making 6 saves out of 10 shots.

Senators coach Paul MacLean put in the backup Craig Anderson in the in the second period.

Anderson held the Flyers off for a scoreless second, but surrendered three goals in the last five minutes of the third period.

James Van Riemsdyk (2) scored at 15:25 to make it a 5-1 game, followed by the goals from Couturier and Zolniercyzk.

Anderson saw 20 shots, making 17 saves.

Sergei Bobrovsky made his first start of the year for Philadelphia. He saved 21 out of 23 shots faced, only allowing goals to Ottawa's Jason Spezza (2) in the second period (18:59) and Erik Karlsson (1) in the third period (19:40).

The Flyers return to the Wells Fargo Center Thursday night to play the Washington Capitals.

Flyers.NHL.com
http://flyers.nhl.com/club/boxscore.htm?id=2011020073

ESPN.com
http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=400047196