Fists were flying faster than shots on goal. Sidney Crosby and Claude Giroux even became knotted in the pushing, pulling and shoving, a pair of superstars willing to mix it up to prove which team was the baddest.
The Penguins and Flyers talked trash, laid the smack down, and played one wildly entertaining game. The result was still the same.
The Flyers rallied from another early deficit for a decisive Game 3 victory that placed them on the brink of an improbable sweep.
Danny Briere, Matt Read and Max Talbot each scored two goals to lead the Flyers to an 8-4 victory over the Penguins yesterday in a fight-filled game in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal in Philadelphia.
Giroux and Wayne Simmonds also scored to help the Flyers take a 3-0 lead in the combustible series. Game 4 is Wednesday night. The Flyers scored 20 goals in the first three games.
“Our goal is to finish it right away,” Briere said.
This one was all about the brawls more suitable for a UFC card. Three players were tossed in the first period. By the end, Flyers fans serenaded the Penguins with booming chants of “You can’t beat us!”
Jordan Staal and James Neal scored twice for the Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury was benched after allowing six goals in two periods.
Kings 1, Canucks 0
In Los Angeles, Jonathan Quick made 41 saves, Dustin Brown scored on a long rebound with 13:30 to play, and the eighth-seeded Kings pushed Vancouver to the brink of elimination.
Brown’s fourth goal of a stellar series put the Kings one win away from their first playoff series victory since 2001. He also put the two-time Presidents’ Trophy-winning Canucks on the edge of a shocking playoff departure. Game 4 is Wednesday night.
Predators 3, Red Wings 2
In Detroit, Shea Weber turned boos into silence with a goal early in the first period and the Predators held on to beat the Red Wings to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
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