Yeah! Da denkt man schon: Oh man, das 3:1 sah dank Kabibulin ja gar nicht gut aus und was machen die Flyers?! Sie ballern die Lightning Auswärts mit 6:1 ab. 
So kanns dann auch weiter gehen.
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Flyers bring down 'Bulin Wall'This time, the Philadelphia Flyers capitalized on their first-period dominance, crumbling the "Bulin Wall" in the process.
The visiting Flyers used three first-period goals -- on their first five shots, no less -- to build a commanding lead that eventually translated into a 6-1 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
"It's a step in the right direction," said Ken Hitchcock, the Flyers' coach. "They're such a good team that you have to maintain a really high level. If you do that, you have a chance to beat them."
Now, this best-of-seven series, deadlocked at one game apiece, moves to Philadelphia's Wachovia Center for Thursday's Game 3.
Monday night at the St. Pete Times Forum, the revved-up Flyers scored three goals in the first 11-plus minutes against previously dominating Tampa Bay goalie Nikolai Kabibulin. For good measure, Philadelphia added a fourth goal, on its 12th shot, just 6:02 into the second period.
"We took advantage of our opportunities," said Mark Recchi, who scored the second goal and had a team-high five shots. "We able to get the lead and then stick to our defensive plan."
Philadelphia's fourth goal, a Vladimir Malakhov slap shot through traffic, chased Khabibulin from the game.
"There was no sense in scarring (Khabibulin) up some more there," said John Tortorella, the Tampa Bay coach. "Nik's played a lot of hockey for us. By no means was it taking him out for his play. It was our whole team."
Monday's showing was quite a departure from the performances Khabulin had been turning in this postseason.
Entering the contest, Khabibulin was enjoying a magical postseason run as the best goalie in this year's tournament. Not only was he 9-1, but he also had managed a miniscule 1.00 goals-against average and an astounding .963 save percentage. He had stopped 258 of the 268 shots he had faced in the first 10 games, compiling a playoff-best four shutouts along the way.
Tampa Bay had won eight-straight playoff games, it last loss coming a month ago in Game 2 of the first-round series against the New York Islanders. The Lightning had also defeated Philadelphia five straight times this season, including a four-game sweep of the regular-season series.
Just 1:53 into the contest, ice-cold John LeClair beat Nikolai Khabibulin five-hole with a harmless looking shot from the right faceoff circle.
But none of that mattered Monday night as Khabibulin looked mortal for the first time and his teammates did little to protect him during his struggles.
"It was pretty ugly," said Dan Boyle, a Tampa Bay defenseman. "We can throw that tape away because we don't want to see that one again."
Tampa Bay captain Dave Andreychuk doesn't believe there will be another shaky performance from Khabibulin.
"Khabby's been able to rebound all year," said Andreychuk. "He's had a year where he's been able to respond when we haven't played well in front of him. He was still Kabby after he was pulled. He was clam, which I liked to see. He's focused and that's a good sign for us."
In Game 1, Khabibulin kept his team in the game during the first period, blunting Philadelphia's early dominance until his team could find its leg and scratch out a 3-1 win.
But, the Flyers immediately solved Khabibulin in Game 2, while Philadelphia goalie Robert Esche was workmanlike at the other end, recording 29 saves for the victory.
Ruslan Fedotenko and Martin St. Louis, on the power play, potted cosmetic goals in the second half of the third period to account for the final score, but this game was decided in the first 31 minutes.
Just 1:53 into the contest, ice-cold John LeClair beat Khabibulin five-hole with a harmless looking shot from the right faceoff circle. It was LeClair's first playoff goal in 16 games, dating to last season.
Tony Amonte watches Vladimir Malakhov's goal hit the back of the net as the night subsequently ended for Nikolai Khabibulin.
"I should have stopped that shot," Khabibulin said. "I've got to play better next time."
Seven minutes after LeClair's stunning goal, Recchi struck on the power play to make it 2-0.
Tampa Bay called a timeout after Recchi's goal, but it didn't help.
At the 11:17 mark, Sami Kapanen, playing defense Monday night in place of scratched rookie Joni Pitkanen, used a tremendous individual effort to score a shorthanded goal with a nifty shot under the crossbar to cap a 2-on-1 break.
Khabibulin had not allowed three first-period goals since a March 7 regular-season game against Colorado during last season.
When Malakhov struck just six minutes into the second, slamming home a Jeremy Roenick feed from the blue line, it was obvious that Khabibulin had lost the plot.
Tortorella responded by replacing Khabibulin with John Grahame.
The Flyers, however, refused to let up against the backup. Michal Handzus scored a put-back goal with less than a minute of the second period to make it 5-0.
Early in the third period, Mattias Timander closed out the rout with an unassisted goal.
In the end, Tortorella tried to remain philosophical about what transpired Monday night, insisting repeatedly that his team would learn from this and be ready for Thursday's Game 3.
"Sometimes, a good loss, a good spanking, is good for you," he said. "I think our guys understand that."
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