Saku Koivu was stopped on a breakaway by Biron's poke check in the first period, but he scored on the power play in the third to pull Montreal to 3-2. "It got a little scary on the power play," Biron said.
Hatcher felt awful.
"Watching the last 15 minutes was a lot more draining than actually playing the game," Hatcher said. "I feel mentally exhausted right now."
The Flyers killed the rest of the penalty and Biron quickly reverted to the form of the first two periods, when he stopped shots in all kinds of ways. He made 17 of his saves in the third period while the Flyers took a measly two shots on goal.
No wonder he was serenaded again from the stands: "Mar-ty! "Mar-ty!" "Mar-ty!"
"It's fun when they chant your name," Biron said. "They challenge the guys to play better."
"It seems that we're being tested right now," Koivu said. "I don't think we played as well tonight as we did in the second game, but still we were able to put a lot of pucks on net and create a lot of chances. That's a positive thing, but at the same time when you outshoot your opponent, you're hoping to get the win."
Mike Richards, R.J. Umberger and Scottie Upshall all scored goals on the first six shots of the second against 20-year-old Carey Price.
Price never made it to the end, yanked at the start of the third period for Jaroslav Halak.
The Flyers crowd, which booed "O Canada," started chanting "U.S.A!" "U.S.A!" Biron, a Canadian native, said the boos bothered him just as much as when the Montreal fans booed the "Star Spangled Banner."
"I don't like it, but you can't control 20,000 people," he said.
(Agencies via Shanghai Daily April 30, 2008)