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 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 games earning at least one point come to an end. Ottawa has scored 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 made it a 2-0 lead when he came down the right side on a 2-on-1 break and took 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, when 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 C 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 in the last six games, including six goals. … Ottawa G Craig Anderson (ankle) missed his fourth straight game.
Recap: Flyers 2, Senators 1
Published: Mar 02 2013 03:07:29 PM EST
Updated On: Mar 02 2013 03:07:29 PM EST
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