Agree that it's tough to sit on a lead but, on a league-wide basis, the team that scores first still wins 70 percent of the time. Flyers are best comeback team in NHL -- along with Pens, actually -- but it's still not the way you want to play. Flyers were able to go to the well again tonight and it paid off, but they still can't afford to constantly spot the Penguins early leads.

The flip side to this is that the Flyers know they CAN come back when they have to, and the Penguins know from a lot of first-hand experience that no lead is safe against Philly.

The Flyers are now already in a better position than they were in either of the two previous series with the Penguins since 2008. All the pressure is on Pittsburgh in the next game.
- bmeltzer

the pressure is on the pens for the whole series. higher seed. bigger stars. every pundit and their grandmother picking them to win the series and most to win the cup. the flyers have are a bunch of rookies, with a bizarre goalie and are riddled with injuries.

My life is now complete.

Thank you sir.
- Giroux_Is_God

i love the face of the woman in the white shirt

Agree that it's tough to sit on a lead but, on a league-wide basis, the team that scores first still wins 70 percent of the time. Flyers are best comeback team in NHL -- along with Pens, actually -- but it's still not the way you want to play. Flyers were able to go to the well again tonight and it paid off, but they still can't afford to constantly spot the Penguins early leads.

The flip side to this is that the Flyers know they CAN come back when they have to, and the Penguins know from a lot of first-hand experience that no lead is safe against Philly.

The Flyers are now already in a better position than they were in either of the two previous series with the Penguins since 2008. All the pressure is on Pittsburgh in the next game.
- bmeltzer

It's tough to keep coming back. And as great as tonight's win was, it's one game. Would be the same thing if they lost. One game.

That said, the simple fact that they have come back so many times makes reading the wailing and gnashing of teeth really funny later on.

My life is now complete.

Thank you sir.
- Giroux_Is_God

It's a damned fine shot.

the pressure is on the pens for the whole series. higher seed. bigger stars. every pundit and their grandmother picking them to win the series and most to win the cup. the flyers have are a bunch of rookies, with a bizarre goalie and are riddled with injuries.
- hammarby31

and the pens even brought out the bears and that didnt work

This. Is Amazing.
- BulliesPhan87

i'm at the woman behind lava. why is she watching on the screen to begin with?

That game hurt, I'm not going to lie.

Full marks to the Flyers, they just never give up.

Good win.

It's tough to keep coming back. And as great as tonight's win was, it's one game. Would be the same thing if they lost. One game.

That said, the simple fact that they have come back so many times makes reading the wailing and gnashing of teeth really funny later on.
- Jsaquella

yes, it's only 1 game, but the pens have got to be a bit flummoxed by now.

This was more than a win tonight too, this had to have some sort of psychological effect. This was what? the third comeback by the Flyers on the Pens when they were down by three goals? It has to have an effect.
- JoeRussomanno

The first comeback when down by three (other comebacks were from a pair of 2-0 deficits and a 1-0 and they also twice came back from one-goal deficits in both of the games the Pens ultimately won in the regular season series_. But it's definitely in Pens' heads now -- how could it NOT be?

I have a feeling these playoffs are gonna be crazy
- Slammed81

i'm at the woman behind lava. why is she watching on the screen to begin with?
- hammarby31

In light of that, this is officially the greatest gif on the internet.

- FlyerGuy

i think he will be suspended for that

i'm at the woman behind lava. why is she watching on the screen to begin with?
- hammarby31

because you can't see sh*t from right behind the bench.

That game hurt, I'm not going to lie.

Full marks to the Flyers, they just never give up.

Good win.
- canadianpenfan

It would have hurt the other way, too.

Going to be a long series.

i think he will be suspended for that
- Slammed81

He deserves to be. That's disgraceful behavior.

The first comeback when down by three (other comebacks were from a pair of 2-0 deficits and a 1-0 and they also twice came back from one-goal deficits in both of the games the Pens ultimately won in the regular season series_. But it's definitely in Pens' heads now -- how could it NOT be?
- bmeltzer

Bill, I can't wait to read your blob in the morning. I'd stay up all night in anticipation but I gotta get up early.


good nite all ... and good hockey. Let's go Flyers.

yes, it's only 1 game, but the pens have got to be a bit flummoxed by now.
- hammarby31

To some extent, I'm sure that the Flyers are in the heads of the Penguins. That said, I also know that the Penguins are going to use tonight's loss to fuel their fires.

Does this Flyers resiliency stem from the Boston comeback 2 years ago? There's enough guys still on the team that I think it probably plays a part of why this team is so good at coming back. They beat the ultimate odds already. I always thought coming back and winning that series had the possibility of doing good things down the road for the guys that would still be around.

It would have hurt the other way, too.

Going to be a long series.
- Jsaquella

Hopefully, if we can get a 6-0 lead or better.

Just really can't understand how a team can look like they did in the first and shut it down for the 2nd and 3rd. Not discrediting the Flyers win by the way, I would just like to see the effort from the first for 60 minutes. That shouldn't be too much to ask in the playoffs, if it is you'll be moving on. It's just that simple.

I am just in awe of the Flyers ability to come back. Really I am, this is like 10 of the last 14 games or something they've gotten down 2-0. Incredible.

because you can't see sh*t from right behind the bench.

- FlyerGuy

Because all the Flyers are standing!

To some extent, I'm sure that the Flyers are in the heads of the Penguins. That said, I also know that the Penguins are going to use tonight's loss to fuel their fires.
- Jsaquella

The 1st period today (or....yesterday....whatever) is going to be NOTHING compared to what the Pens come out with on Friday.

Lavy might as well scratch Koobs, MAB, Lilja, and Rinaldo for 4 Spartans.....

Does this Flyers resiliency stem from the Boston comeback 2 years ago? There's enough guys still on the team that I think it probably plays a part of why this team is so good at coming back. They beat the ultimate odds already. I always thought coming back and winning that series had the possibility of doing good things down the road for the guys that would still be around.
- eayost

Hard to say, a real different team now then that team was personnel wise.

He deserves to be. That's disgraceful behavior.
- BulliesPhan87

Sorry Bullies, what is this in reference to?

WHAT A GAME!!!!

i have a raging headache from the stress of it