[h=4](6) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers[/h] This was the first time the franchises have met in the playoffs since 1978, when the Bruins defeated the Flyers 4-1 in the Stanley Cup Semifinals. Boston and Philadelphia had previously met in the Semifinals in 1976 and 1977. The Flyers won the first of those matchups, 4-1, with Boston sweeping in 1977. Philadelphia and Boston also met in the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, which Philadelphia won 4?2 to become the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. The turning points in the series were the injury of Dave Krecji in game three and the return of Simon Gagne in game four in which he scored the OT winner (and the winner in game seven). Philadelphia came back from a 3?0 deficit to win the series 4?3, becoming the third NHL team to achieve this feat, and the first since the 1975 New York Islanders. In the final game of this series, Philadelphia also came back from a 3?0 goal deficit to win game seven by a score of 4?3.[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][7][/SUP]
The Bruins lost game seven on a Flyers power-play goal as a result of a too many men penalty.[SUP][8][/SUP] Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe said that "watching the Bruins blow a series on a too-many-men penalty is like watching the 2010 Red Sox lose a one-game playoff on a homer hit by a guy named Bucky."[SUP][9][/SUP] The collapse as a result of the penalty brought back memories of the 1979 Stanley Cup semi-finals when they lost to their bitter rivals (and eventual champions), the Montreal Canadiens.[SUP][10][/SUP]
Philadelphia won series 4?3
The Bruins lost game seven on a Flyers power-play goal as a result of a too many men penalty.[SUP][8][/SUP] Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe said that "watching the Bruins blow a series on a too-many-men penalty is like watching the 2010 Red Sox lose a one-game playoff on a homer hit by a guy named Bucky."[SUP][9][/SUP] The collapse as a result of the penalty brought back memories of the 1979 Stanley Cup semi-finals when they lost to their bitter rivals (and eventual champions), the Montreal Canadiens.[SUP][10][/SUP]
Philadelphia won series 4?3
