PHILADELPHIA -- Jaromir Jagr has a solution for Philadelphias rut of slow starts. James White Jersey . Put backup goalie Sergei Bobrovsky in the net for the first few shots, then turn the game over to Ilya Bryzgalov. "I had a good idea," Jagr said. "But nobody listened to me. Its time to do it." The Flyers wont try anything that radical, but again they needed to rally after another early hole. Matt Read and Wayne Simmonds scored shootout goals to give the Flyers a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. Claude Giroux scored his 27th goal for the Flyers, and Alex Ovechkin had his 33rd for the Capitals. Bryzgalov is the hottest goalie in the NHL -- at least, once he stops a few shots. The Flyers have allowed the first goal 15 times in the last 20 games. Ovechkin tagged Bryzgalov for a goal on the first shot, only 26 seconds into the game. "Its bad luck for us," said Jagr, who had his 30th assist. "We had a stretch where every first shot went in." At least the Flyers have enough talent to come back. Read scored on the first shot of the shootout against Braden Holtby, and Matt Hendricks beat Bryzgalov on Washingtons first attempt. Giroux and Ovechkin were both denied and another round came up empty for both teams. Simmonds scored, and Bryzgalov stuffed Troy Brouwer to preserve the win. Bryzgalov stopped 30 shots and improved to 9-1-1 with a 1.23 goals-against average in March. "Bryz has done a tremendous job for us, and shootouts have been a part of that," Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said. "Theres a tremendous amount of confidence right now in our goaltender. In the shootout tonight, that showed." Capitals forward Alexander Semin sat out because of an undisclosed injury. The Capitals did pick up a point and have 81, putting them one ahead of Buffalo for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. The Capitals hold the tiebreaker with Buffalo. "Tonight, they played a desperate, hard-fought hockey game," Laviolette said. "They played like they needed these two points, and fought us to the end. That team is moving in the right direction." Ovechkin scored his 33rd goal of the season, topping last seasons total. Ovechkins first shot was poked by Bryzgalov straight back to the Washington star and he pounded in the puck for the lead. Ovechkin, who has six goals in his last five games, thumped his chest twice in celebration. The Flyers trailed 2-0 in each of the last three games, but tied it this on one Girouxs goal. Giroux streaked down the ice on a breakaway and was surprised when Holtby strayed way out for the pokecheck. Giroux slipped around him and had nothing but an empty net in from him for the uncontested goal, one of his easiest of the season. It was Holtbys lone mistake, as he stopped 27 shots before the shootout. Holtby blamed himself for the loss. "It was terrible," he said. "Those two goals arent even good goals for those players to score. Those shouldnt go in. The shootout, we should have won 1-0." The Capitals had their chance to go up in the second period when defenceman Matt Carle tripped Marcus Johansson on the breakaway for a penalty shot. Johansson tripped up as he neared the net and the puck slid away from him. The Captials would lament those missed chances after the shootout. "After the second period, I felt we dominated them and we had more opportunities to score goals," Ovechkin said. The Flyers played beyond regulation for the third time in the last four games and remained four points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers hold a five-point lead over New Jersey for fifth place. Notes: Former Flyers captain Peter Forsberg was at the game. ... The Flyers won the season series 3-1. ... The Capitals finished 2-2-1 on their five-game trip. Chandler Jones Jersey . The incident happened midway through the second period during Montreals 5-2 victory on Thursday night. Emelin was not penalized on the play. It was the first discipline that Emelin has received in his NHL career. http://www.authenticpatriotsshop.com/Limited-Rob-Gronkowski-New-England-Patriots-Jersey-Mens-Nike-Nfl-87-Vapor-Grey-64 . Scott was at 10-under 132, while fellow Australian David McKenzie was in second after a 69 at Royal Pines. American Rickie Fowler, who began the day with a two-stroke lead, holed out with his approach on the first hole for an eagle, but things got progressively more difficult for him in swirling afternoon winds.NEW YORK -- Rookie Mason Plumlee and the reserves were flying high, so Brooklyns starters took a seat. Plumlee scored a season-high 22 points and matched his best with 13 rebounds, and the Nets used their best defensive first half in eight years as the springboard for a 93-81 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Brooklyn held New Orleans to 28 points in the first 24 minutes, its lowest total since also allowing 28 against the Lakers on Nov. 27, 2005. The Nets were fueled by their reserves, with their top three scorers coming off their bench and no starters finishing in double figures. "Any time we can rest our older guys -- its no secret were old, so we look at this as a win in a couple of ways," Plumlee said. "We can rest them and keep them fresh, and going into All-Star break thats good." Mirza Teletovic had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who improved to 13-5 overall and 9-2 at home in 2014. Alan Anderson scored 13 points in the Nets first victory in their NBA history with no starters in double figures, according to information provided to them by Elias. Anthony Davis had 24 points and nine rebounds for the Pelicans, who had won seven of 10. They used big fourth-quarter comebacks to win their previous two games, but fell too far behind to come back in this one. "First four or five possessions we just didnt run our offence with any kind of zeal the way that weve been running it at home," Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. The Nets jumped to an 11-0 lead while the Pelicans were missing their first seven shots. Brooklyn shot 65 per cent to New Orleans 25 per cent in the period, opening a 29-14 lead on Plumlees dunk with 40 seconds remaining. He kept playing above the rim in the second, soaring to catch Jason Terrys alley-oop pass with his right hand and slam it down on a fast break -- Terrys 5,000th career assist -- and later slamming home the miss of Terrys 3-point attempt to make it 42-21 with 5:02 to go. Terry, a former Sixth Man of the Year winner, said the reserves were disappointed in their performance the last twoo games. Brandon Browner Jersey. "Our job as a bench is to come out and make an impact on the game, and we did that tonight and J-Kidd rewarded us with lengthy playing time," Terry said, referring to coach Jason Kidd. "So felt good, we got the win and we must continue to get better as a unit." The Pelicans were on an embarrassing pace of a barely a point per minute for most of the half, trailing 48-21 more than 20 minutes in, and the Nets led 51-28 at the break. New Orleans briefly trimmed it to single digits during a 32-point third quarter, but the Nets quickly finished them off early in the fourth, again with Plumlee and the reserves on the floor. The Pelicans, who were playing the first of three straight on the road while the NBA readies their arena to host next weekends All-Star festivities, had easily their worst first half of the season and shot just 56 per cent from the foul line for the game. "We just didnt play (well) tonight," Davis said. "We know it. Coaches know it. Everybody knows it." Tyreke Evans, the former Rookie of the Year who the Pelicans signed during the off-season, didnt play. Williams called it an "internal" issue. Brooklyn improved to 9-9 against Western Conference teams, joining Indiana and Miami as only East teams with a .500 or better mark against the stronger side. The Nets host Charlotte on Wednesday, then play seven straight on the road and arent back at Barclays Center until March 3. Notes: Nets centre Kevin Garnett had to leave the game early in the third quarter after a foul from Alexis Ajinca drew blood. He returned shortly after with a bandage on the left side of his head. ... Brook Lopez, who was leading the Nets in scoring before he was lost for the season after breaking his right foot again, said he isnt worried about his future. "Im not scared at all. Im confident Im going to get back on the floor and Im going to do everything I can," he said. "Theres no doubt in my mind Ill be out back on that floor playing with my guys." ... New Orleans fell to 13-6 against the East. ' ' '
