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| Written by Denis Gorman |
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 10:57 |
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The Flyers concluded one of the legendary comebacks in North American playoff history by defeating the Bruins 4-3 in Game 7 Friday night in TD Banknorth Boston Garden. The Flyers had fallen behind three games to none in the series before winning the final four games. The Flyers joined 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, the 1975 New York Islanders and 2004 Boston Red Sox in winning a playoff series after trailing three games to none. The Flyers advanced to the Eastern Conference Final against Montreal. The series begins Sunday night in Philadelphia. The teams split the regular season series 2-2. Undoubtedly this summer will be a long and painful one for the Bruins. Not only did they have four chances to win the series, but the Original Six franchise had a 3-0 lead in Game 7. Also, in yet another eerie nod to history, the Bruins were penalized for too many men on the ice midway in the third period with the game tied at three. Simon Gagne scored the game- and series-winning goal on the power play with 12 minutes left in the third. In the seventh game of the 1979 semifinal series against the Montreal Canadiens, the Don Cherry-coached Bruins were penalized for too many men on the ice late in the third. Montreal tied the game with a power play goal in and went on to win that game – and the series – in overtime, 4-3. The Garden had transformed into the world’s largest asylum 16 minutes into the series finale as Michael Ryder (once) and Milan Lucic (twice) had solved Michael Leighton (22 saves) three times. That would end up being the high-water mark for the Bruins. Rookie James van Riemsdyk’s first playoff goal with 2:48 remaining in the first cut the lead to 3-1. Scott Hartnell and Danny Briere each scored second-period goals to tie the game at 3. Briere’s goal had to be reviewed, as it popped in and out of the net quickly. Replay showed that his wraparound deflected in off a Bruin skate, skittered under Tuukka Rask (23 saves) and crossed the line.
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