PHILADELPHIA - The only goal the Vancouver Canucks scored Thursday entered the net about 2/10ths of a second after the second period ended on a shot by Radim Vrbata that just failed to beat the buzzer. Typical. The 36 Canuck shots that counted were all saved by Philadelphia Flyers goalie Steve Mason in a 2-0 victory.
The best of these came during a power play late in the middle period when Canuck defenceman Alex Edler, with Vancouver trailing 1-0, appeared to have an open net to shoot at but managed instead to hit the imaginary bull’s-eye in the palm of Mason’s catching glove.