Flyers rout Habs in opener

The Flyers turned the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals into a laugher early with a 6-0 rout of the Montreal Canadiens.

The Flyers led 3-0 after the first period, and 4-0 early in the second when Montreal yanked goalie Jaroslav Halak. Six players scored for the Flyers...Braydon Coburn, James van Riemsdyk, Danny Briere, Simon Gagne, Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux.

Michael Leighton stopped all 28 shots that came at him. The Flyers will host game two onTuesday night.

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