Carcillo's OT goal gives Flyers 2-1 series lead over Devils

Daniel Carcillo scored 3:35 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 victory over the Devils last night in Philadelphia and a 2-1 advantage in the Eastern Conference series.

Carcillo knocked in a rebound off Mike Richards' shot for his first goal of the postseason.

The Flyers pounded Devils goalie Martin Brodeur all game and outshot the Devils 6-1 in the brief overtime.

Carcillo, who scored only 12 goals all season, was instantly mobbed by his teammates. Claude Giroux and Richards also scored for the Flyers.

Brian Rolston had two power-play goals for the Devils. Ilya Kovalchuk assisted on both goals.

Game 4 is Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

Brodeur did just about all he could for the Devils to keep them in the game on hostile ice. But Carcillo, known more for his punches and suspensions than scoring, found just enough of a hole to knock in the winner.

Brodeur was sensational in the third, stopping every kind of shot from the Flyers. Philly dominated the puck and made Brodeur work hard for all 12 saves in the period. His nicest may have been a sprawling kick save on Danny Briere with 6:30 left in regulation.

All it really did was delay defeat.

Brian Boucher - who heard the sounds of "Boooosh!" echo throughout the soldout arena - was solid as well. Ten years after leading the Flyers to the Eastern Conference finals, Boucher's improbable second act is off to a flying start.

Penguins 4, Senators 2

Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist, and Evgeni Malkin scored his third playoff goal as visiting Pittsburgh took a a 2-1 series lead in the East.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves and Alexei Ponikarovsky and Bill Guerin also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins, who won their second in a row after a 5-4 loss to the Senators in the series opener.

Mike Fisher and Matt Cullen scored power-play goals for Ottawa.

Game 4 is Tuesday night in Ottawa.

Malkin restored Pittsburgh's one-goal lead at 2-1 in the second not long after Fisher drew the Senators even with a power-play goal 1:53 into the period.

The 2009 Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the playoff MVP, Malkin jumped on a loose puck beside Elliott and fired into an open net at 5:57 after the Ottawa goalie failed to poke it away.

Crosby, who had five points in the first two games in Pittsburgh, made it 3-1 with 44.4 seconds left in the second.

Coyotes 4, Red Wings 2

In Detroit, Petr Prucha and Radim Vrbata scored midway through the third period, lifting Phoenix to a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference series.

Phoenix defenseman Sami Lepisto scored 29 seconds into the game, the fastest playoff goal in franchise history, and Wojtek Wolski also scored late in the second period. Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves for the Coyotes.

Detroit hosts Game 4 Tuesday night.- AP