In a very unpredictable and outrageous series, the Flyers were able to overcome the consensus Stanley Cup favorites. In a quick recap, the Flyers were able to win the first three games even though the defense and goaltending wasn't too great. Game 4 gave the Flyers a chance to sweep the Penguins. Unfortunately, that didn't happen as the Penguins won 10-3. Game 5 was a better game for both teams defensively but the Penguins were able to win again 3 - 2.
In every game, the team to score first has lost. However, the Flyers were able to break that trend. Claude Giroux started the game with a monster shift. He decks Sidney Crosby and finishes with a laser wrist shot to put the Flyers on top.
This shift reminds me a lot of Mike Richards in 2010 in the playoffs against Montreal. He absolutely set the tone for the rest of the game.
The Penguins would get some momentum shortly after with a powerplay but were shut down by the Flyers defense and the goaltending of Ilya Bryzgalov.
The Flyers would add on 3 more goals by Scott Hartnell, Erik Gustafsson and Danny Briere before the Penguins had to pull their goalie, Marc Andre Fleury. Brayden Schenn would score in an empty net.
The Flyers, the underdogs before this series had started have now turned into a team to be reckoned with in the postseason. Our defense was suspect, but no other team has an offense with the potency of Pittsburgh, and our offense can beat even the toughest goalies and defenses. The future is looking bright on Broad Street.
We're gonna win it alllllll!
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