Upon returning to the east coast after a four game road trip out west, the Philadelphia Flyers took the ice in New Jersey for a matchup with a lowly Devils squad. For all that can be said about New Jersey's record this season, there are never any easy points that come from an Atlantic Division game. Thursday night was no different.
The Devils fought tooth and nail in their game plan of slowing the pace of play against the Flyers. Although the game could have gone either way, the line of Ville Leino, Daniel Briere and Scott Hartnell proved to be the difference in a 4-2 Philadelphia victory.
At the outset of Thursday night’s game, the Flyers came out strong offensively, but t...