Jakub Voracek stuck up for captain Claude Giroux and got into his first career fight on Easter Sunday. Voracek received four different penalties totaling 19 minutes as a result of the scrum. Despite two power play goals from the Capitals, the Flyers scored three unanswered of their own to win, 5-4, in overtime.

Mike Knuble tries to bury a rebound chance against Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby. The Capitals netminder made one of his 29 saves on the play, but ultimately let up five goals in the overtime loss.

Ruslan Fedotenko buries the game-winner in overtime to seal two points and a win for the Flyers. Fedotenko's overtime winner came after the Flyers had tied it with less than 10 seconds remaining in regulation.

The Phillies line up on the third base line at Turner Field for the National Anthem. The Phillies fell to the Braves, 7-5, on opening day.

In his first career opening day start, Cole Hamels had a rocky beginning to the season. He was tagged with the loss after giving up five earned runs and seven hits in five innings of work.

Chase Utley rips one of his three opening day hits into right field. Utley drove in three runs and hit his 200th career homer, but it wasn't enough for the Phillies to top Atlanta.

The Phillies pitching was once again shaky in a 9-2 loss to the Braves. Roy Halladay started the game looking for his 200th career victory, but he could never find his groove. He gave up three earned runs in the first inning on 40 pitches, ending the game with five earned runs and nine K's in 3.1 innings of work.

Chase Utley was the only bright spot for the Phillies scoring wise, hitting a two-run double in the top of the seventh.

The Sixers had their three-game winning streak snapped by the lowly Bobcats, 88-83, in their 44th loss of the season overall. Charlotte's Gerald Henderson dropped a game-high 24 points to go along with four rebounds and four assists.

Cold shooting was the Sixers' biggest issue all night, as they shot just 35 percent as a team. Jrue Holiday was the worst offender, shooting a career-low 2 for 24 from the field for just five points.

The Flyers earned themselves their third win in a row, defeating the Montreal Canadiens, 5-3. Their defense was stellar, allowing the Canadiens to get off only 17 shots on goal.

Claude Giroux was definitely a catalyst for the third-period comeback win over the Canadiens. Giroux's third-period fight against Lars Eller pumped the team up.

Cliff Lee went eight scoreless innings to get the Phillies their first win of the season, a 2-0 defeat of the Braves. The win helped the Phillies avoid being swept by Atlanta in their first series of the season.

Chase Utley had another RBI in the win, at the time his team-leading sixth of the season in just three games.

The Flyers defeated the Maple Leafs, 5-3, putting themselves in serious contention of making the playoffs. Jay Rosehill, a former enforcer for Toronto, scored the game-winning goal in the third period to put it away for the orange and black.

Ilya Bryzgalov was pretty good between the pipes, saving 25 of 28 shots on goal. The win marked Bryz's 17th of the year, sixth most in the league at the time.

Kyle Kendrick took the mound and went four scoreless innings until letting up five earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched. The Royals didn't stop there, scoring another eight runs against the Phillies' bullpen en route to a 13-4 win.

The pitching was lackluster at best, but there were a few bright spots. One was Dominic Brown, crushed his first home run of the season deep into the right-field bleachers.

The 76ers came away with a 101-90 victory over Atlanta, riding a trio of double-doubles, led by Evan Turner. Turner ended the contest with 11 rebounds and a game-high 24 points, nine of which came from three-pointers.

The Sixers started off the game hot, scoring a season-high 40 points in the first quarter alone. When asked about it, Doug Collins had nothing but praise saying, "That might have been the best first quarter we've had all season long. We had great energy. The ball was moving. We were just really sharp."

The Flyers lost a devastating game against the Jets at a time when they were finally getting back into the postseason conversation. The Flyers were ahead going into the second period but gave up four goals in less than seven minutes and lost, 4-1.

To add insult to injury, or the other way around, Luke Schenn had to leave the game in the second period after getting hit in the face with the puck. Schenn had to get at least seven stitches but later returned.

Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh both sat out of this contest, but the Sixers could not handle LeBron James and the Heat in a 106-87 loss. James recorded a game-high 27 points and five assists in 30 minutes played.

Despite taking the loss, Spencer Hawes earned his 19th double-double of the season, recording 11 points and 11 rebounds. Hawes boosted his averaged to 16.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game.

Starting pitcher John Lannan went seven innings and allowed three runs in his Phillies debut, but the story of the night was Kevin Frandsen. With the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning, Frandsen hit a bases-clearing three-run double to win the game for the Phils, 4-3.

Antonio Bastardo, who entered in the ninth inning and pitched a scoreless frame, came away with the win.