Flyers Hope to Avoid Fate of 2000 Penguins The Philadelphia Flyers are riding high after two straight wins over the Pittsburgh Penguins to start the Stanley Cup playoffs. As Game 3 approaches on April 15, Flyers fans like myself are not only dreaming of a series victory, but maybe even a series sweep if things keep going the way they are. However, past Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Stanley Cup playoff history warns about how this 2-0 lead ... Can the Vancouver Canucks or Pittsburgh Penguins rally from stunning series deficits? The Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks could correctly be called the odds-on favorites to win the Stanley Cup in the 2012 NHL playoffs. Despite being the No. 4 seed in the East, the Penguins were the top choice in the final Bovada wager ranking at 4-to-1. The Canucks were second choice, along with the New York Rangers, at 11-to-1. Now, both teams are facing new and significantly longer ... Flyers take down Penguins to take 3-0 series lead Philadelphia's Matt Read celebrates his power-play goal in the second period of the Flyers' win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Wells Fargo in Philadelphia on Sunday. Eastern Conference Favorites Suddenly All in Trouble: A Fan's Outlook The Philadelphia Flyers stunned the Pittsburgh Penguins by winning the first two games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. If the Flyers take Game 3 on April 15, Philadelphia fans like myself will all but bury Pittsburgh and start looking ahead to the next round. Fortunately, things may have started to get a little interesting on that end as well. Brière, Read, Talbot each score twice; Flyers rout Penguins, 8-4, for 3-0 series lead Danny Brière, Matt Read and Max Talbot each scored two goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday in a fight-filled Game 3 in the opening-round series. NHL playoffs: Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins in wild Game 3 slugfest Fight-filled contest, including Sidney Crosby vs. Claude Giroux, reminiscent of Broad Street Bullies. Flyers win away from sweep. Flyers beat Penguins 8-4, take 3-0 series lead Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds, right, puts the puck past the reach of Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury for a goal during the second period of Game 3 in a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoffs hockey series, Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Philadelphia. Stanley Cup Playoffs 2012: What the Pittsburgh Penguins Need to Do to Win Everyone expected the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers to have the most entertaining series of the opening round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. However, no one expected to see the Penguins lose both of the first two games on home ice in the fashion that they did. The Flyers now head to their home ice on the strength of two great comebacks, leading the series 2-0. Why has this ... Flyers take 3-0 series lead in heated affair The Philadelphia Flyers won a high-octane, fight-filled Game 3 vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday and are on the verge of an unlikely sweep. Trading punches in Game 3 A photographic look at the Philadelphia Flyers fight-filled 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of their first round series
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