Devils top Flyers, 5-3, in Game 2

Last night, the New Jersey Devils evened up their opening round Stanley Cup playoff series with the Philadelphia Flyers by defeating them 5-3 at the Prudential Center in Newark. Photos by Avi Gerver, ©Madison Square Garden, Inc.

New Jersey’s Colin White checks Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux into the boards:

The Devils’ Travis Zajac and team captain Jamie Langenbrunner celebrate a second period goal:

Devils goalie Martin Brodeur makes one of his 26 saves in the game:

Ilya Kovalchuk of the Devils sends Flyer Oskars Bartulis over the boards:

The Devils’ winning goal flies past Flyers goalie Brian Boucher late in the third period:

New Jersey’s Zach Parise celebrates the goal:

Ilya Kovalchuk (in front of Langenbrunner) and the Devils celebrate his empty-net goal near the end of the game, sealing the win for the Devils:

Devils fans show their pride as they send their team off to Philadelphia for Game 3, tied 1-1 in the series: