For the Flyers fans who were not in Philly

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Flyers Move On

Lupul! Lupul! Lupul! Joffrey Lupul sent the Flyers to the second round with an overtime goal when he put in the game-winner with 13:54 left. Washington had a number of scoring chances in the third period, but the Flyers did not break and held on to force overtime. Biron stepped up and made 39 saves in the game.

In the overtime period, R.J. Umberger drew a tripping penalty that lead to a Flyers penalty. The same Flyers power-play that failed to score on a full 2-minute 5 on 3 which took place during a 4-minute pp, finally put it in the net when it mattered the most.

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It was an up and down game and I was definitely nervous. After last night, their was a collective "oh, please, not again" when we left the arena. However, they held on and it seems like a bounce finally went our way. Next up are the Montreal Canadiens. It is going to be a tough series and one where we'll need to play a full 60 minutes. There will be more in-depth analysis later.

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Flyers 20 minutes of play, not enough.

The Flyers play in the first 40 minutes was just about as bad as watching Mike Millbury, and Pierre McGuire having a discussion about, well...Anything really. It was boring, lethargic and at points downright embarrassing to see. 5 shots on goal against the Capitals in the first 20 minutes is insane.

Nicklas Backstrom scored the first goal on a 5 on 3 power play at 7:31 in the 1st, and Federov at 1:25 in the second. In the third period the Flyers, yes... The Philadelphia Flyers showed up to play out shooting Washington 21-6. 3 straight penalties didn't help much either as Alexander Semin scored on the third powerplay. Hatcher beat Huet 5 hole less than a minute later, but that was it... 40 minutes too late... If the Flyers really think 20 minutes of playing to their capabilities is what it takes, regardless of being up 3 games to 1, and now 3 games to 2, then they are worse of than everyone thinks. Should we win Monday and go on to the next round, 20 minutes of play against Montreal or the Rangers, and the game will be put away immediately. They need to remember what has got them this far in this season and this post season.

3 Stars

Vinny Prospal
Derian Hatcher
Martin Biron

Unsung Hero

Jason Smith with 7 Blocked shots and 5 hits.

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Flyers win in Double - OT

A picture is worth 1000 words. Knuble, Carter, and Timonen after the game-winner.

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Flyers Continue Dominance

The Flyers beat the Capitals 6-3 at a rowdy Wachovia Center. Danny Briere had two goals and Michael Richards scored on a penalty shot late in the third period to ice the game. The Flyers now lead the series 2-1.

In a game that officials were heavily involved, the Flyers dominated the neutral zone and took Alexander Ovechkin out of the game. The crowd was amazing from the start and should be even louder on Thursday. The postseason is back in Philadelphia after a one-year hiatus.

The bad news: Kimmo Timonen left the game in the second period with an upper body injury. He was hit into the Captials net and he hit the camera at the bottom back of the net. The severity of his injury are unknown.

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Flyers Even up Series

The Flyers played one of their best playoff games that I can remember in a long time. They were physical from the beginning and completely controlled the neutral zone. The Capitals had some chances, but Biron proved stellar to lead the Flyers to a 2-0 shutout win.

Flyers Goals: R.J Umberger (Coburn), Jeff Carter (Knuble)

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Flyers 5-4 Defeat

The Flyers lost game 1 against the Washington Capitals 5-4 after they entered the third period leading the game 4-2. The Flyers completely fell apart in the third as the Capitals out-hit and played a soft Flyers line-up that had no answers.



I cannot even write a response because we've seen the same thing over and over again and it'd be just repetitive bull shit.

So, the positive news is that Prospal and Briere continued to click with 4 goals combined. Also, someone better make Ovechkin pay, legally, for his hit on Richards.

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Flyers Capitals Preview

With the Flyers victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins they now move up to 6th and will face the red hot Washington Capitals. While all eyes will most likely be on Ovechkin there is a lot more to the Capitals and this series than just the "Great 8". Both teams are young and fairly inexperienced when it comes to the playoffs which makes this series more intriguing. The most important thing for the Flyers to do is win game one no matter what the cost (Common sense right?) and break the Capitals momentum and confidence immediately. Coming out in game one trying to get a "feel" for the Caps could prove deadly and quick.

Both teams are similar and seem to lack a solid team Defense, even with players like Mike Green, Braydon Coburn and Kimmo Timonen. Both are riding Hot goaltenders into the playoffs, Huet 9 straight wins, and Marty Biron with back to back shutouts.

Offense for either team does not seem to be much of a problem also, as the Flyers have 7 players with at least 20 goals. The Capitals only have one 60 goal scorer in Alexander Ovechkin, you might have heard of him, and also Rookie Monster Nicklas Backstrom.

Players to watch

Mike Richards

Quickly becoming a star for the Flyers, Mike Richards in every level of hockey explodes in the playoffs.

OHL playoff total: 41 games played, 20 goals, 36 assists.
AHL playoff total: 14 games played, 7 goals, 8 assists.

Jeff Carter

OHL playoff total: 15 games played, 5 goals, 7 assists.
AHL playoff total: 33 games played, 16 goals, 12 assists.

Joffrey Lupul

WHL Playoff total: 11 games played, 4 goals 11 assists.
AHL Playoff total: 12 games played, 3 goals 9 assists.
NHL Playoff total: 16 games played, 9 goals, 2 assists.

He and Richards together need to click in a big way.


Prediction

While the Capitals have been on fire, they have been on fire in an extremely weak Division, where the only team going to the playoffs is indeed the Caps for winning the Division, the Flyers have been hot in arguably the best Division in the east.

Flyers in 6.

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Flyers Fall to Capitals

On Ron Hextall night, the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Washington Capitals 4-3. The Caps jumped out to a 4-1 lead after the game was tied at 1 entering the third period on goals by Matt Bradley, Viktor Kozlov, and Alexander Ovechkin.

With 10 minutes left in the game, Scott Hartnell scored a goal that was disallowed absolutely no reason. It looked like goaltender interference could have been called, but if that was the case, the call should have been made immediately. There was no penalty on the play and it was very similar to the Penguins goal against us a few games ago. Sami Kapanen and Randy Jones added goals late in the third to cap the scoring.

The Flyers return to action on Saturday when they host the New York Rangers.

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Flyers Rebound

The Flyers rebounded from an overtime loss to defeat the Washington Capitals 6-4 on the road. I missed the game because I was in transit to North Jersey.

Anyway, here are the highlights. They host Florida on Wednesday.

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