Datsyuk strikes twice as Wings lead Flyers 4-1 after two

Detroit, Mich. - Steve Mason was pulled from the Philadelphia net after allowing 3 goals on 14 shots after thirty-two minutes Wednesday night, as the Red Wings lead the Flyers 4-1 after two periods.

Tomas Jurco scored his second goal of the season for Detroit after Henrik Zetterberg and Darren Helm were involved in a scrum with two Flyers in front of the Philly net. 

The puck squirted from them and into the path of Jurco in stride, who fired clean past Mason's right shoulder.

That right side would suffer again, at 11:47, five seconds after Detroit took the man-advantage when Jakub Voracek held Gustav Nyquist.

Pavel Datsyuk shot his 6th and 7th goals on the year, the first on that advantage and after winning a faceoff from the left circle. 

The puck then sailed cross-ice to Jakub Kindl, who darted it across back to Datsyuk, unbeknownst to Mason, and the 12-year veteran found the goalie's right side wide open for the two-goal lead. 

The right side of Ray Emery in relief proved little better for the Flyers (8-9-3). Emery left his right side open after a close-range shot from Darren Helm to the goalie's left hit the high post, bouncing to Datsyuk who was open for the easy strike and the three-goal advantage.

Emery stopped 4-of-5 and Mason 11-of-14 before being pulled for Philadelphia. Jimmy Howard only faced 4 shots in the second period, stopping them all easily.

Flyers captain Claude Giroux snuck his 7th goal this season past Jimmy Howard to bring matters to a 1-1 tie at the 2:31 mark.

The goal, his first this season at even-strength, came off a pass from Wayne Simmonds at the center line to Giroux in stride, who flung the wrister past Howard's right shoulder.

Giroux then sat for two minutes at 4:59 after interfering with Pavel Datsyuk, throwing his stick into the Wings center's legs as he tried to take the puck up the ice for the home side.

Tomas Tatar nearly got in to Mason's right with the advantage but found the goalie's right pad, and Justin Abdelkader fired a bouncing puck as he was falling with 25 seconds left in 5-on-4 play, but was wide.

Sean Couturier and Kyle Quincey fought with five minutes left in the period. Couturier started shoving Quincey in front of the Detroit net when the Flyers were playing in the crease, and seconds later both dropped gloves.

Few punches were thrown until Couturier was pushed into the glass, then both landed three on each other in succession. Quincey took over, striking the Flyers center four times before they were separated by the officials.