Flyers have two-goal lead after one period in Game 4

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06/04/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Goals from Mike Richards, Claude Giroux and Matt Carle were countered by a goal from Patrick Sharp as the Philadelphia Flyers hold a 3-1 lead over the Chicago Blackhawks after 20 minutes of action in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Chicago took Games 1 and 2 in the Windy City, but the Flyers returned to the City of Brotherly Love for Wednesday's Game 3, which Philadelphia won in a 4-3 overtime contest that was capped on Giroux's goal 5:59 into the extra frame.

The Flyers had the first power play opportunity of the game when Andrew Ladd was called for interference just 36 seconds in. The best chance for the Flyers came when Richards centered the puck with Ville Leino in front, but the disc was unable to find the back of the net.

A few minutes later, Antti Niemi made a nice save on a Jeff Carter blast, and Michael Leighton followed a bit later with a stick save on a point blank shot from Patrick Kane.

Shortly after the save on Kane, Tomas Kopecky was called for high sticking, and the Flyers struck just five seconds after the call. After losing the right circle faceoff, Richards stole the puck off of Niklas Hjalmarsson behind the net and threw a quick backhander from the left side that found its way past Niemi at the 4:35 mark.

Chicago got a power play with 11:44 left in the first when Kimmo Timonen was called for hooking, but the Flyers' penalty killing unit kept the chances to a minimum, and Leighton made a pad save on a Brian Campbell blast near the end of the advantage.

With 5:12 to play in the frame, the Flyers made it a 2-0 game. James van Riemsdyk had the puck behind the net and sent it out front for Giroux, who threw a turnaround shot on net. The shot never made it to Niemi, but the puck kicked out front, and Carle buried it for his first goal of the playoffs.

Chicago made it a one-goal game with 1:28 to play in the frame as Duncan Keith kept in a clearing attempt at the right side and fed it over to the high slot for Sharp, whose blast hit a stick in front and got past Leighton.

Philadelphia, though, got the goal back just 51 seconds later to restore the two-goal edge. Scott Hartnell had the puck at the left boards and sent it high for Timonen, who took a stride down and dished the puck to the left side where a wide-open Giroux deposited it into the empty net.

Leighton finished the first period with 10 saves, while Niemi made just five.

Each team made lineup changes for the game, as Chicago dressed Ladd, who missed the first three games with an upper body injury, and defenseman Nick Boynton while scratching defenseman Jordan Hendry and right wing Adam Burish. Philadelphia inserted forward van Riemsdyk into the lineup and benched forward Daniel Carcillo, who had taken van Riemsdyk's spot for Games 2 and 3.

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