Cody's Blog

With their backs against the wall, the Philadelphia Flyer’s found themselves down 3-0 in their series with the Boston Bruins. However, they rallied to win 5-4 in overtime in game 4. They then crushed the Bruins 4-0 in game 5, and after eking out a 2-1 win in game 6, Chris Pronger and the Flyers found themselves in a 3-3 series heading into the deciding game 7. In a series full of rallies, the Bruins tried to choke the Flyers early, going up 3-0 in the first period behind two goals from Milan Lucic and one from Michael Ryder. However, the Flyers got a goal from James van Riemsdyk in the final minute of the first period  to pull within 3-1. That was all the Bruins would get and they would have to hope to hold on the rest of the game. Philadelphia had other plans. 2:49 into the second period, wingman Scott Hartnell. Then Hartnell got in on the assist action, setting up center Danny Briere for his seventh goal of the post season and the 3-3 tie five minutes later. What would prove to be the game winning goal came on a Simon Gagne power play goal with 12 minutes in the final period, and as the final seconds ticked off of the clock, the Flyers became only the third team in NHL history to come back from being down 3-0 in a series. This come from behind fashion victory proved that the Philadelphia Flyers are an extremely resilient team, which plays to their advantage as they face off against the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference finals. (Simon Gagne celebrates his go ahead goal in the Flyers 4-3 series win over the Bruins. Photo courtesy of Michael Dwyer/AP.)