Game 3: Tuesday, April 15 at Philadelphia 7:00 PM ET (Versus, TSN, CSN-DC, CSN-PH)
Game 4: Thursday, April 17 at Philadelphia 7:00 PM ET (Versus, TSN, CSN-DC, CSN-PH)
Game 5: Saturday, April 19 at Washington 1:00 PM ET (RDS, TSN, NBC)
Game 6: Monday, April 21 at Philadelphia TBD (Versus, TSN, CSN-DC, CSN-PH)
Game 7: Tuesday, April 22 at Washington TBD (TSN, CSN-PH, CSN-DC)
FLYERS' LINE COMBINATIONS: (tentative)
40 Vinny Prospal -- 48 Danny Briere -- 19 Scott Hartnell
20 R.J. Umberger -- 18 Cannon -- 15 Joffrey Lupul
9 Scottie Upshall -- 17 Jeff Carter -- 22 Mike Knuble
32 Riley Cote -- 34 Jim Dowd -- 24 Sami Kapanen
Also available: 25 Patrick Thoresen , 27 Steve Downie and 53 Denis Tolpeko
FLYERS' DEFENSE PAIRINGS:
44 Kimmo Timonen -- 5 Braydon Coburn
21 Jason Smith -- 26 Jaroslav Modry
6 Randy Jones -- 2 Derian Hatcher/28 Lasse Kukkonen
Also available: 77 Ryan Parent
FLYERS' GOALTENDERS:
43 Martin Biron (starter)
30 Antero Niittymaki (reserve)
FLYERS' INJURIES:
D 2 Derian Hatcher (small nondisplaced fracture of the tibia and a very severe contusion) has not played since being injured March 15. He could play in Game 3.
D 3 Mike Rathje (groin) missed the entire regular season and will not play in the playoffs.
F 27 Steve Downie (flu) is day-to-day.
F 12 Simon Gagne (mild concussion) is out of action indefinitely.
F 25 Patrick Thoresen (groin) is questionable.
FLYERS' NOTES (combined regular season and playoffs):
The Flyers are 8-2-1 in their last 11 games and are 13-5-4 in the last 22.
The Flyers have won their last five on home ice and are 7-1-0 in the last seven in Philadelphia.
The Flyers are 21-14-3-3 at home and 22-16-2-3 away this season.
The Flyers are 18-3-2-0 when leading after one period.
The Flyers are 31-2-3-0 when leading after two periods (r/s loss was 12/21 at Buffalo).
The Flyers are 30-7-7 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Flyers have 19 losses since the beginning of February: 12 by one goal (including six in OT), five by two goals and two by 3+ goals.
The Flyers are 27-22-10 without Simon Gagne (including two losses which he has been injured) and 16-8-1 with him.
The Flyers' goals by period: 1st 68-76, 2nd 96-86, 3rd 84-65, OT 3-5, SO 3-6. Total: 254-238.
FLYERS' BEST FINISHES:
The Flyers finished the regular season with one of their strongest runs in franchise history by going 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Other strong finishes covering the last nine games of a particular season followed by a lengthier streak if applicable:
1973-74: (6-2-1, 7-2-1); 1974-75 (8-0-1, 12-0-2); 1975-76 (4-3-2, 12-3-2); 1976-77 (5-1-3, 12-3-4), 1978-79 (6-2-1, 11-2-1), 1983-84 (8-1-0, 8-1-0), 1984-85 (8-1-0, 16-1-0), 1985-86 (7-2-0, 11-2-0); 1992-93 (8-1-0); 1994-95 (6-3-0, 11-3-0); 1995-96 (7-2-0, 10-2-0), 1999-00 (6-3-0, 8-3-0); 2002-03 (6-1-2, 10-2-2). The 1992-93 team won the last eight games of the regular season, the best season-ending winning streak in franchise history.
CAPITALS' LINE COMBINATIONS:
8 Alex Ovechkin -- 19 Nicklas Backstrom -- 25 Viktor Kozlov
28 Alexander Semin -- 91 Sergei Federov -- 24 Matt Cooke
43 Tomas Fleischman -- 21 Brooks Laich -- 15 Boyd Gordon
87 Donald Brashear -- 39 David Steckel -- 10 Matt Bradley
Also available: 14 Eric Fehr and 53 Quintin Laing
CAPITALS' DEFENSE PAIRINGS:
52 Mike Green --26 Shaone Morrisonn
3 Tom Poti -- 23 Milan Jurcina
4 John Erskine -- 55 Jeff Schultz
Also available: 44 Steve Eminger
CAPITALS' GOALTENDERS:
38 Cristobal Huet (starter)
37 Olie Kolzig (reserve)
1 Brent Johnson (scratch)
CAPITALS' INJURIES:
D 2 -- Brian Pothier (concussion) last played January 3 after being hit by Boston's Milan Lucic. He is out indefinitely.
F 17 -- Chris Clark (groin tendon) has played just one game (January 13) since suffering the injury November 28. He is out indefinitely.
F 92 -- Michael Nylander (left torn rotator cuff, shoulder surgery) is out indefinitely.
CAPITALS' NOTES:
Washington was 43-31-8 in the regular season and finished with seven straight wins and an 11-1-0 mark.
Washington was 23-15-3 at home and finished with six straight wins and a 16-5-2 record in the 2008 calendar year.
Washington was 20-16-5 on the road and finished with four straight wins, seven wins in the last nine and a 12-7-1 mark in the calendar year of 2008.
FLYERS-CAPITALS' SERIES HISTORY: Current and Miscellaneous:
This regular season, the teams met four times. The Flyers won November 2 (3-2) and January 13 (6-4) at Washington. The Capitals won November 23 (4-3, SO) and February 6 (4-3) in Philadelphia. The Flyers were 2-1-1-0 while Washington was 2-2-0-0.
The Flyers all-time regular season record is: W 92 -- L 61 -- T 19 -- OTL 3. At home, the Flyers are 55-27-6-1 and away they are 37-34-13-2.
In the playoffs, Washington has won two of the three prior series. In 18 games, Washington leads 10-8.. The Flyers have a 4-3 home mark while the Capitals have a 7-4 home record. The Caps won series in 1984 (3-0) and 1988 (4-3) while the Flyers won in 1989 (4-2).
1970s:
The Flyers were undefeated in the 20 games (16-0-4) these teams played in the 1970s. The streak reached 25 (19-0-6) as it carried into the 1980s.
November 9, 1974 -- In the first ever meeting between the franchises, Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber and Tom Bladon each had three points in the Flyers' 6-2 home win. Orest Kindrachuk scored the third goal via a penalty shot. The first goal scored in this series was by Washington's Bill Mikkelson who scored just four goals in his NHL career.
December 26, 1974 -- The teams played at Washington for the first time, a 4-1 Flyers win.
January 16, 1975 -- Bernie Parent had the shutout and the Flyers scored three third period goals in a 4-0 home win. Philly outshot Washington 11-1 in the third and 40-20 in the game.
March 18, 1975 -- Rick MacLeish (3-2-5) led the Flyers to a 7-2 victory at Washington. Bobby Clarke recorded his 100th point of the season.
June 4, 1975 -- Bill Clement was among a package sent to Washington for the first overall pick, used to select Mel Bridgman.
October 9, 1975 -- In the season opener, Reggie Leach scored the tie-breaker with 1:59 to play in the Flyers' 5-4 win. Michel Belhumeur made 45 saves for Washington who scored twice in the third period to rally from a 4-2 deficit.
December 19, 1975 -- Rick MacLeish (3-0-3), Bobby Clarke (1-3-4) and Bill Barber (2-2-4) led the Flyers to a 7-5 victory. The game was knotted at 5-5 after two periods. The Flyers outshot Washington 53-22 including 20-3 in the first period.
February 24, 1976 -- Washington (0-6-0 entering the game) earned the first point in franchise history against the Flyers in a 5-5 tie. Bernie Parent played his first game of the season, returning from a neck injury, and the rust showed as he made just 14 saves on 19 shots. The Caps led 3-0 but the Flyers scored the next four. Washington took a 4-3 lead in a crazy final period but Tom Bladon's goal tied the game at 5-5.
April 1, 1976 -- The Flyers clobbered the Caps 11-2 as Reggie Leach (2-3-5) became the second player (Phil Esposito) in NHL history to score 60 goals in any regular season. Bobby Clarke (0-5-5), Bill Barber (3-1-4) and Orest Kindrachuk (2-2-4) had impressive games. Philly led 4-0 less than nine minutes in to the game. The Flyers outshot Washington 62-23 (44-11 after two); the shot total remains a team record.
February 10, 1977 -- Bill Barber (1-4-5) led the Flyers' dominance in a 9-2 win. Shots were 46-18.
November 3, 1977 -- The Flyers had a 17-1 shots advantage in the second period of a 4-1 victory.
February 12, 1978 -- Washington had just seven shots (2-2-3) on goal, still an all-time low for any team against the Flyers. The Flyers won 4-1 and out-shot Washington 30-7.
February 26, 1978 -- The Flyers dominated at Washington (4-1 in goals, 21-7 in shots in the first period) and skated to a 6-1 win.
January 9, 1979 -- Wayne Stephenson made 41 saves and Reggie Leach (2 goals), Bobby Clarke and Bob Dailey each had three points in the Flyers' 5-2 win. The Capitals' Guy Charron (2 points) had 13 shots on goal, the Caps outshout the Flyers 43-22.
March 29, 1979 -- Down 4-3 in the third period, Jimmy Watson scored a SHG with nine minutes to play, Bill Barber scored the go-ahead goal two minutes later and the Flyers added two more goals in a 7-4 win.
August 16, 1979 --Wayne Stephenson was traded by the Flyers to Washington.
1980s:
January 19, 1980 -- With the Caps moments away from their first ever win against the Flyers, Bobby Clarke crushed the thought by scoring at 19:56 of the third period in a 4-4 tie.
April 3, 1980 -- Reggie Leach scored his 48th, 49th and 50th goals of the season and Bobby Clarke had four assists in the Flyers' 4-2 home win. Down 2-0 after one period, the Flyers scored twice in the late portion of the second period and then Leach sealed the victory at 5:08 into the third before adding his 50th on an ENG.
August 21, 1980 -- Bob "Hound" Kelly was dealt to Washington.
December 20, 1980 -- Down 2-0 after one period, the second goal by former Flyer Bob Kelly, the Flyers outscored Washington 5-0 and outshot them 32-10 in a 5-2 win.
December 21, 1980 -- It took 26 (19-0-6 pre-game record) tries but for the first time ever Washington beat the Flyers, 6-0, in a regular season game. Mike Palmateer stopped all 44 Flyers' shots in the game which featured 17 fighting majors and multiple misconducts.
November 21, 1981 -- Washington blasted Philadelphia 10-4 for the Caps first ever home win in this series. The Flyers were 9-0-6 in the first 15 games at Washington. Rick St. Croix was in net for every goal. Washington led 8-1 less than halfway through the affair. The next night, Washington won again as rookie sensation Chris Valentine snapped a 2-2 tie in a 3-2 victory.
March 7, 1982 -- Rick St. Croix made 44 saves and the Flyers scored four first period goals in a 7-1 thrashing. Both teams recorded 45 shots.
October 9-10, 1982 -- The Flyers beat the Caps twice in consecutive days. Darryl Sittler had three goals in the two games.
January 18, 1983 -- Washington's 4-1 win was the only loss by the Flyers in a 22-game span from 12/22/82-through-2/10/83.
December 15, 1983 -- For the first time in a regular season game, the Flyers scored three SHGs, including two in 21 seconds, in a second period explosion that saw the Flyers score six times. Entering the 2007-08 season, this is also the only time the Flyers had three shorties in one period. Darryl Sittler had four assists to lead the Flyers in their 9-4 assault of the Capitals.
December 26, 1983 -- The Flyers overcame a late 4-3 deficit when Tim Kerr and Ilkka Sinisalo scored within 44 seconds of each other in a 5-4 win.
January 8, 1984 -- Bengt Gustafsson had a remarkable outing scoring five goals off Pelle Lindbergh in the Capitals' 7-1 victory.
April 1, 1984 -- In the season finale to determine home ice advantage for the upcomg series, Washington beat the Flyers 4-1.
April 4, 1984 -- In Game 1 of the Patrick Division Semis, the Capitals scored twice in the third period to snap a 2-2 tie and won 4-2. The Flyers dressed eight rookies.
April 5, 1984 -- In Game 2, Washington got four third period goals to break open a 2-2 tie and won 6-2. Bobby Clarke scored his final NHL goal to give the Flyers a 2-1 lead.
April 7, 1984 -- In Game 3, Washington swept the Flyers (3-0) with a 5-1 victory in Philadelphia. Al Jensen stopped 37 shots. Pelle Lindbergh played goal, replacing Bob Froese who started Games 1 and 2. It was Bobby Clarke's final game as a player. Bill Barber underwent what would be career-ending surgery to correct a knee injury suffered prior to the series during a workout; Barber was diagnosed with a severe fractured femur. Bob McCammon and the Flyers agreed on a mutual- resigned from the Coach-GM after this series.
December 23, 1984 -- Tim Kerr tallied three goals in the Flyers' 7-4 home win.
February 9, 1985 -- Tim Kerr had four goals, including a natural hat trick, and Brian Propp scored with two seconds left to give Philadelphia an important 5-4 win. The momentum-shifting victory propelled the Flyers to a 24-4-0 record in the season's final 28 games. Entering this game, the Flyers were 11 points behind Washington for the Division crown and 19 behind Edmonton for the NHL's top record. The Flyers eventually surpassed both teams for the League's best mark.
March 7, 1985 -- Tim Kerr (3-1-4 in the game and 7-1-8 in his last two against the Caps) and Dave Poulin (3-0-3) each recorded hat tricks and Ilkka Sinisalo (2-1-3) added consecutive goals to start the third period in the Flyers' 9-6 home victory. The Flyers led 2-0 but soon trailed 4-2. Kerr's 50th goal of the season, followed by Poulin's pair within a 32-second span of period two and Sinisalo's pair to open the third period upped the lead to 7-4. After the Caps scored twice, Kerr (51st goal) and Rick Tocchet finished the scoring.
March 8, 1985 -- The Flyers were victorious for the second time in two days claiming a 4-2 win at Washington. During the game, Tim Kerr suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee causing him to miss the next four-plus games.
January 9, 1986 -- Darren Jensen recorded his first NHL shutout by making 24 stops in Philadelphia's 4-0 win. Darren Jensen and Al Jensen were the goalies.
March 13, 1986 -- Bob Froese shut out the Caps 2-0 in Philadelphia.
April 6, 1986 -- In a record-setting performance, Brian Propp netted three goals and Tim Kerr scored twice in a 5-3 home win. With the victory, the Flyers tied a team record wins in a regular season with 53 while Kerr scored his NHL record 34th PPG of the season.
January 31, 1988 -- The Caps' Kelly Miller snapped a scoreless tie in OT. Mike Gartner had 10 of his team's 28 shots on goal.
March 10, 1988 -- Tim Kerr played for the first time all season after his fifth shoulder operation (last played in the 1987 POs). Willie Huber had three assists and Brian Propp scored twice in the Flyers' 5-2 win.
March 25, 1988 -- Washington registered 52 shots on goal, including 24 in the first period, in a 5-3 victory. The Caps led 2-0 after one, trailed 3-2 after two and won with three goals in the last period. Mark Laforest (47 saves) played goal for the Flyers.
April 3, 1988 -- Washington's Garry Galley scored two third goals in a span of 3:09 in a 2-2 tie. The Flyers needed a win in order to get home ice advantage in the upcoming first round series against the Capitals. The Caps dominated the last period, out-shooting the Flyers 20-4. Galley's second goal was a 45-foot slapper as he came off the bench for a line change. The Caps finished the season with a 1-5-3 mark while the Flyers spuutered, too, at 4-11-2. Flyers' star Tim Kerr was injuured in the contest prohibiting him from playing in the 1988 PO opener.
April 6, 1988 -- In Game 1 of the Patrick Division Semis, Dave Poulin scored a PPG midway through the third period to snap a 2-2 tie and the Flyers won 4-2. Peter Zezel put the Flyers up 2-0 with a pair of tallies.
April 7, 1988 -- In Game 2, Washington held on for a 5-4 win as Pete Peeters made 31 saves for the Caps.
April 9, 1988 -- In Game 3, Kjell Samuelsson scored in the late second period to give the Flyers the lead for good at 4-3. Philadelphia limited the Caps to 17 shots.
April 10, 1988 -- In Game 4, in one of the most thrilling comebacks in franchise history, the Flyers recovered from a 4-1 deficit with less than ten minutes left in regulation and won 5-4 in OT. Kjell Samuelsson knotted the scored in the final minute of the third then Murray Craven's exhilarating OT goal gave the Flyers a 3-1 series lead. Rick Tocchet assisted on three of the four late goals. The Caps switched starting goalies from Pete Peeters to Clint Malarchuk for the first time in the series. Ron Hextall was yanked after giving up Washington's fourth goal three minutes into the final period and was replaced by Mark Laforest. It was the first time all season that the Flyers had their full allotment of players. Afterwards, Flyers' star Mark Howe, who started the rally with a goal midway through the third period to cut the deficit to 4-2, said "If we play that game 250 times, we win it once."
April 12, 1988 -- In Game 5, Washington returned home and skated to a 5-2 victory.
April 14, 1988 -- In Game 6, Washington scored four PPGs in a 7-2 victory.
April 16, 1988 -- In Game 7, in most of the most disheartening losses in Flyers' history, Dale Hunter scored in OT to eliminate the Flyers in what would be Mike Keenan's final game as Philadelphia's head coach. Philly led 3-0 in the second period but were tied 3-3 as the third period began. There, the Caps took a 4-3 lead before Brad Marsh tied the game 1:02 later. Washington had 40 shots.
April 5, 1989 -- In Game 1 of the Patrick Division Semis, the Flyers blew an early 2-0 lead in a 3-2 defeat as Lou Franceschetti got the GWG in the second period. Ron Hextall made 33 saves (17-for-17 in the final period).
April 6, 1989 -- In Game 2, with Dale Hunter off for slashing, Brian Propp netted the second of his consecutive PPGs with 51 seconds left to lift the Flyers to a 3-2 win. Propp tied the game at 11:25 about four minutes after Keith Acton scored to cut Washington's lead in half. The Caps led 1-0 after a second period goal and led 2-0 with an early third period goal.
April 8, 1989 -- In Game 3, Washington claimed a 4-3 OT decision. The Flyers and Caps alternated goals in each period until Kelly Miller netted the OT GWG. Ron Hextall was sensational making 40 stops.
April 9, 1989 -- In Game 4, the Flyers broke open a scoreless game with four second period goals and recorded a 5-2 win; Philly led 5-0 midway through the third period. Tim Kerr's PPG with Dale Hunter in the penalty box started the rally. The Flyers, who were called for four consecutive minors in the opening 10 minutes of the third period, PK killed eight of nine shorthanded situations in the game. Washington outshot the Flyers 15-3 in the last period but Ron Hextall (30 saves) earned top star honors with his brilliant performance.
April 11, 1989 -- In Game 5, Ron Hextall became the first goalie to shoot the puck in the opposing team's net during a PO game and the Flyers rallied for an 8-5 triumph. The Flyers trailed 5-4 with about 12 minutes to play but after Brian Propp tied the game, Pelle Eklund scored the GWG on the PP with about six minutes to play. Tim Kerr had four (2-2-4) points. Hextall's goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_YKEMyaXVk
April 13, 1989 -- In Game 6, the Flyers beat Washington in arguably the franchise's biggest PO series upset since 1974. Rick Tocchet's goal with 3:19 remaining broke a 3-3 tie and the Flyers won 4-3 in Game 6. Tocchet (2-1-3) also scored to give the Flyers a 3-2 lead in the third period. Ron Hextall was sensational yet again making 31 saves including 16 of 17 shots in the opening period.
1990s:
December 11, 1990 -- The Flyers set an all-time franchise low for shots in a game with 13; Washington had 16 shots and the total of 29 was (and is) the lowest by two teams in any Flyers' regular season game.
January 24, 1991 -- Rick Tocchet scored three goals as the Flyers leveled the Caps 6-1.
February 10, 1991 -- A game highlighted by 20 fighting majors and multiple misconducts. Dale Hunter elbowed the Flyers' Gord Murphy into the glass, eventually resulting in a 4-game suspension to Hunter and leading to mayhem in this contest. Flyers' head coach Paul Holmgren smashed a stick against the glass along the Flyers' bench and verbally chastised Washington coach Terry Murray during the festivities. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbjwsznzLoQ&NR
December 5, 1991 -- Down two men in the first two-plus minutes, the Flyers' Terry Carkner scored a SHG; however, the Caps scored 18 seconds later en route to a 6-3 win.
December 22, 1991 -- Brad Jones scored 1:10 into OT to give Philly a 4-3 win at home. The Flyers were 1-11-2 in their prior 14 games against the Capitals.
March 20, 1992 -- Mark Recchi snapped a 6-6 tie with 44 seconds to play, his fourth point of the day (2-2-4), leading the Flyers to a 7-6 win. Washington led 6-3 as the third period began but the Flyers tallied four third period goals.
December 26, 1992 -- In a 5-5 tie at Washington, Eric Lindros beat Don Beaupre on a penalty shot with 19 seconds remaining in regulation to complete a hat trick. After a scoreless first period, the Flyers scored four times off Jim Hrivnak in a 5:21 span in the second period. The Caps scored four goals in the third period in a span of 9:07 to take a 5-4 lead.
January 7, 1993 -- Kevin Dineen registered a hat trick as the Flyers trounced Washington 8-2.
March 5, 1993 -- Tommy Soderstrom stopped 36 shots in leading the Flyers past the Caps 3-0 at Washington. The Caps outshot the Flyers 13-5 in the third period but Mark Recchi snapped a scoreless tie with under 10 minutes to play in regulation.
March 11, 1993 -- Garry Galley (2-2-4) and Mark Recchi (2-0-2) led the Flyers to a 6-4 win. Galley's goals were within 2:09 of each other.
October 15, 1993 -- Dominic Roussel stopped 39 shots and led the Flyers to a 3-0 win at Washington. Eric Lindros' goal in the third period snapped a scoreless tie. The Caps outshot the Flyers 39-18.
February 2, 1994 -- Washington won 5-2 in a neutral site game played in Cleveland, Ohio.
February 13, 1995 -- Philadelphia led 4-0 after one period and skated to a 5-3 win. Ron Hextall-Rob Pearson exchanged pleasantries: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtCGc_6nxfk
November 14, 1995 -- John LeClair scored with 17 seconds left in the third period in a 2-2 tie. There were only 39 shots in the OT game.
January 11, 1997 -- Rod Brind'Amour scored with 43 seconds to play in the third period in a 3-3 tie. Washington's three goals came within 2:02 of the second period.
March 9, 1997 -- Ron Hextall faced just 15 shots in the Flyers 5-0 win in Philadelphia.
April 11, 1998 -- Rod Brind'Amour scored consecutive third period goals to snap a 2-2 tie in a 4-3 Flyers' win.
December 5, 1998 -- Rod Brind'Amour scored twice in the Flyers' 2-1 win. He had the last four Flyers' goals against Washington spanning two games.
January 13, 1999 -- JVB stopped all 25 Washington shots in a 3-0 road win. Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Eric Desjardins combined for seven points.
October 12, 1999 -- Peter Bondra scored twice within a minute late in the third period when the Caps were down 4-3 and Washington claimed a 5-4 win. Simon Gagne scored twice within the first five minutes of the game. Mark Recchi assisted on all four goals.
2000s:
November 18, 2000 -- Three players had multiple goal efforts in the Flyers' 5-3 win. Simon Gagne (2-1-3) and Justin Williams (2-1-3) each scored twice while Washington's Steve Konowalchuk had a hat trick. Keith Primeau had three points (1-2-3) and Brian Boucher made 35 saves.
October 20, 2001 -- Mark Recchi (3-1-4), John LeClair (2-1-3) and Jeremy Roenick (0-3-3) led the Flyers to a 6-3 win. The Flyers outshot Washington 20-4 in the first period.
October 30, 2001 -- Brian Boucher made 32 saves and shutout the Capitals 3-0 at Washington.
November 15, 2001 -- Brian Boucher and Roman Cechmanek combined (24 saves) to shutout the Caps 5-0 in Philadelphia.
December 26, 2001 -- The Flyers blitzed Washington 4-1. Stephen Peat tallied with under five minutes to go in the game giving the Caps their first goal against the Flyers in over 183 minutes of play.
March 19, 2002 -- Adam Oates was acquired by the Flyers for goalie prospect Maxine Ouellet and three picks in the 2002 draft.
November 2, 2002 -- The Flyers outshot Washington 45-11 in a 2-1 win. Sebastien Charpentier made 43 saves for the Capitals. It was the fifth straight game (part of a six game win streak) the Flyers held the Caps to one goal or less' additionally, the Flyers held a 23-6 goals advantage during this 6-game win streak.
November 3, 2005 -- The Flyers scored the last eight goals in an 8-1 victory. Jon Sim, Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne each scored two goals, defensemen Mike Rathje and Joni Pitkanen each had three assists and forwards Peter Forsberg and Mike Knuble each (1-2-3) had three points.
December 31, 2005 -- Brian Wilsie scored on the final shootout attempt (2-1) in Washington's 4-3 win.
February 10, 2006 -- Robert Esche made 39 saves and Brian Savage scored twice in a 5-2 win for the Flyers. The teams combined for 19 PPGs in the game.
November 23, 2007 -- Niklas Backstrom scored in OT for the Caps the day after Thanksgiving. Washington led 3-0 but the Flyers rallied to tie the score in the third period.
February 6, 2008 -- Ron Hextall inducted into the Flyers' Hall Of Fame prior to the game.
April 11, 2008 -- In Game 1, Washington rallied from a 4-2 deficit with three third period goals in a 5-4 win. Danny Briere and Vinnie Prospal (2-1-3) led the Flyers.
April 13, 2008 -- In Game 2, Martin Biron stopped 24 shots and R.J. Umberger and Jeff Carter scored first period goals in the Flyers 2-0 victory.
THIS DATE -- APRIL 15 -- IN FLYERS' HISTORY:
Record -- W 4 L 2 (2-0 in regular season, 2-2 in playoffs).
1958 -- Keith Acton was born.
1975 -- In Game 2 vs. Toronto, Terry Crisp scored twice in 36 seconds and the Flyers' limited the Leafs to 13 shots in a 3-0 shutout victory for Bernie Parent. All goals came within a 1:37 span of the second period.
1976 -- In Game 3 at Toronto, the Leafs outshot the Flyers 52-28 and went 5-for-16 on the PP in a 5-4 win. The game was highlighted by many on-ice fights including one that spilled over into the crowd when fans spit and tossed ice at selected players. The Ontario Attorney General filed charges against Joe Watson, Bob Kelly and Don Saleski for entering the crowd and Mel Bridgman (on-ice beating of Borje Salming) in an on-going attempt to limit hockey violence. The situation was rectified during the following year's playoffs. An attorney used a quote by Ross Lonsberry who said "We'll do whatever it takes to win this series, even if we have to bail players from jail" against the Flyers but a Judge ruled that this "is not an important crime" and fined the players (Bridgman was acquitted) for their actions.
1977 -- In Game 3 at Toronto, Rick MacLeish (2-1-3, game high 8 shots) recorded a magnificent entry into Flyers' annals as he tied the game with 38 seconds to play then netted the GWG 2:55 into OT. The Flyers trailed in the series 2 games to 0 but won the next four.
1986 -- In Game 5 vs. the NYR, the Flyers were eliminated 3 games to 2. The Rangers scored a pair of ENGs after Brad McCrimmon cut the gap to 3-2 midway in the third period. JVB made 32 saves for the win.
1993 -- Kevin Dineen had four of his six points (3-3-6) in the third period leading the Flyers to a 7-4 win at Buffalo. His PPG snapped a 4-4 tie in the early third period and then 1:55 later he scored a SHG, his second shorty of the game. Rod Brind'Amour collected assists on the last three goals. The Flyers led 3-0 but the Sabres scored three PPGs in 11 minutes to knot the score. Alex Mogilny scored his 75th and 76th goals, the latter tied the game at 4-4 before the dramatics of Dineen and Brind'Amour. Tommy Soderstrom made 41 saves while the Flyers scored seven goals off the tandem of Grant Fuhr and Dominik Hasek.
2006 -- The Flyers dominated the first period (2-0 goals, 15-3 shots) in a 4-1 win over the NYR.
Someone needs to photoshop Richards holding the Stanley Cup for Vader.
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Originally Posted by flyersfan97
It should be....Thoresen want to play again after brutal blow to (groin).
No freakin' way, do NOT do it. Biggest jinx on the planet.
Yeah, sorry MH...I'm with FF here.
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Originally Posted by MountainHawk
Yeah, don't know what I was thinking.
Let's go with Clarke for now.
Why 'shop him in when he's already done it?!
SOooooooooo............. me and SEVEN pals are going tomorrow! We'll be at Chickie's around 4. I'm praying for no overtime, because I have to go to work at midnight!!!
If anyone else is going, look for me in a Carter third jersey, and hubby in his usual Bernie throw back!
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