PHILADEPHIA (AP) ? Adam Larsson and David Clarkson scored their first goals of the postseason, and the New Jersey Devils posted a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, evening this Eastern Conference semifinals series at 1-1. Larsson and Clarkson scored consecutive goals in the third period to rally the Devils past the Flyers and make up for the absence of Ilya Kovalchuk. The Devils played without their regular-season leading scorer because of a lower body injury. Even without Kovalchuk, the Devils did what they wanted against Bryzgalov, taking close shots and dominating the play in the Flyers' zone. Kovalchuk's injury opened a roster spot for Larsson, a rookie defenseman, to be activated. Larsson's shot from the circle beat Bryzgalov on his glove side early in the third for the tying goal. Zajac's fifth goal of the postseason on a backhander made it 3-1 and gave the Devils the insurance goal they needed. The Flyers entered with an NHL postseason-high 34 goals but failed to generate much offense after a move-the-puck first 10 minutes. [...] to make matters worse, the Flyers opened and closed the period on the power play. Defenseman Peter Harrold, who had three points and five shots on goal in the postseason prior to Game 2, was moved up to a forward position to replace Kovalchuk's spot in Game 2, allowing Larsson to play defense.
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