AP News
(2010-06-05 01:09:19)
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday, withstanding a late charge by the Western Conference champions to level the best-of-seven Stanley Cup finals at two games apiece.
An empty-net goal by Jeff Carter with 25 seconds left sealed the victory after third-period goals by Dave Bolland and Brian Campbell turned a 4-1 Flyers' lead into a 4-3 nailbiter.
The fired-up Flyers looked on their way to a romp after taking a 3-1 first-period lead boosted by unassisted goals from captain Mike Richards and Matt Carle.
What appeared to be the finishing touch was supplied by Ville Leino of Finland, whose third-period goal made it 4-1 before the late charge by the Blackhawks.
It was the seventh successive home playoff win in front of the raucous orange-clad crowd at the Wachovia Center for the Flyers, who travel to Chicago, where the Blackhawks won the opening two games of the series, for Game 5 on Sunday.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
