Flyers 2, Senators 1: Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds scored 3:59 apart in the second period as host Philadelphia handed Ottawa its second straight loss.Ilya Bryzgalov made 33 saves and Danny Briere recorded an assist for the Flyers, who have won back-to-back games and five of seven to get back to .500 at 11-11-1.Defenseman Marc Methot scored his first goal and Ben Bishop stopped 39 shots as the Senators had a string of six straight contests of earning at least one point come to an end. Ottawa has netted three goals or less in 12 straight games.Voracek grabbed a long pass along the right boards and cut hard to the middle before beating Bishop between the pads for a 1-0 edge at the 7:24 mark of the second. Simmonds doubled the advantage when he came down the right side on a 2-on-1 break and accepted the pass from Brayden Schenn before skating in on Bishop unchecked.The Senators chopped it back to a one-goal deficit with 5:49 left in the second as Methot took a feed from Colin Greening and blasted a slap shot from above the left faceoff circle that beat Bryzgalov high.GAME NOTEBOOK: Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson was given a game misconduct penalty with 7:31 left in the game when he delivered a cross check to Zac Rinaldo's face up against the boards. … Voracek has 10 points - six goals, four assists - in the last six games. … Philadelphia's Harry Zolnierczyk leveled Ottawa D Mike Lundin midway through the first period and received a five-minute major and game misconduct.
Recap: Flyers 2, Senators 1
Published On: Mar 02 2013 04:07:30 PM CST
Updated On: Mar 02 2013 04:07:30 PM CST
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