After two pretty anemic games at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, the Flyers came out with a fiery vengeance in their game 3 matchup with the Penguins.
The Flyers struck early with a backhand goal by Jeff Carter, the regular seasonleader in goals and points. Off a pass from Joffrey Lupul, Carter skated towards Pens’ goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and the suddenly broke towards his left, wristing a backhand into the net.
The Flyers, perhaps inspired by a pre-game Stanley Cup video of the Broad Street Bullies, were clearly sick of the way they were manhandled and treated in the first two games and made it clear that they would not be pushed around in their own building. The Flyers hit early, often, and hard....
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