Gormley: Chasing Stanley: Flyers' game plan hits the mark (and the Penguins)

 
A capsule look at Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. ... [link]

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It ain't over yet: Flyers hold off Penguins to stave off elimination

The Flyers of the first two rounds showed up tonight when they absolutely had to. Down 3-0 in the series and facing elimination at the hands of their cross-state rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Flyers played inspired hockey and pulled out a 4-2 win to keep their slim Stanley Cup hopes alive. Click the link for much more on the game, including highlights.
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Conference finals are duds, Cup Final should be great

It's official — both NHL conference finals are 3-nil duds. The good news however, is that a Pittsburgh-Detroit Stanley Cup Final should be dazzling. The Pittsburgh Penguins joined the Detroit Red Wings in positioning themselves one win away ...
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Pittsburgh Penguins conference champion hats are now on sale

From the Getting Ahead of Ourselves Dept.: Puck Daddy lieutenant and Going Five Hole blogger Sean Leahy passes along word that Shop.com has this Reebok Pittsburgh Penguins 2008 Eastern Conference Champions Locker Room Hat on sale right now for ...
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This Ain't Over: Flyers Take Game 5

Highlights of the goals and the scrums in which the Flyguys show the Pens how to tussle. Yes, I said 'tussle'
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Philly.com Sports Calendar Predicts it All Ends Tonight

Only twice in the history of the Stanley Cup Playoffs has a team come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the conference finals. However, quite a few teams have at least won game 4 and extended the series, including our Western Conference counterparts, ...
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