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GAME 4: PHILADELPHIA 3, TAMPA BAY 2
Primeau delivers, leads Flyers past Lightning
Final: Recap | Box Score
Primeau delivers, leads Flyers past Lightning
Final: Recap | Box Score
GAME 6: PHILADELPHIA 5, TAMPA BAY 4
Gagne's second goal jolts Lightning in OT
Final: Recap | Box Score
Gagne's second goal jolts Lightning in OT
Final: Recap | Box Score
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Given a second chance to clinch their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals, the Lightning redeemed themselves, topping the Flyers 2-1 in Game 7 Saturday. More...
Loss Flyers can't rebound from will haunt them Although some good things happened along the way, the Flyers don't care about silver linings. The silver they wanted was the Stanley Cup. |
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| 'Disappointment' the word of the day for Flyers After rallying to win Game 6 in overtime, the resilient Flyers couldn't carry the momentum of their improbable comeback victory into the decisive game. So they're done. |
| Gagne's second goal jolts Lightning in OT Simon Gagne scored his second goal with 1:42 left in overtime, leading the Flyers to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 Thursday night. |
| Lecavalier's electric night not enough Vinny Lecavalier's Lightning bolts took the electricity away from the desperate Flyers but they weren't enough to end the Eastern Conference finals. |
| Richards scores twice as Bolts retake lead Brad Richards scored twice and Nikolai Khabibulin made 28 saves Tuesday as the Lightning beat the Flyers 4-2 to move within one win of their first Stanley Cup finals. |
| Parent: Adjustment. Period. If the Flyers can recover from their erratic performance in Game 5, they'll force a Game 7. But it's a big if. |
| Final flight? Philly faces elimination for first time Facing elimination for the first time in the playoffs, the Flyers are turning to -- who else -- Keith Primeau. |
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| Philadelphia hope: Flyers expect to bounce back Once again, the Flyers felt they played better than the final result showed. They hope for better results when they try to avoid elimination in Thursday's Game 6. |
| Burnside: East up for grabs Flyers captain Keith Primeau has dominated the East finals, but several other factors make it anyone's series. |
| Emotional rivalry brewing in strung-out East finals The East finals have evolved into exactly the kind of series the Flyers and Lightning anticipated -- long, emotional and extremely physical. Game 5 is Tuesday. |
| Primeau delivers, leads Flyers past Lightning Keith Primeau scored a goal short-handed and set up another to lead the Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the Lightning in Game 4 on Saturday. |
| Primeau driving Flyers' playoff run Keith Primeau used to be a top scorer. He's become an even better leader for the Flyers. |
| Bolts suffer their first road loss of '04 playoffs For the first time in this year's playoffs, the Lightning will have to rebound from a road loss. |
| Flyers find ways to shoot, score -- and win Firing the puck at Tampa Bay goalie Nikolai Khabibulin did wonders for Philadelphia in Saturday's series-tying win. |
| Lightning feel right at home on the road As bad as the Tampa Bay Lightning looked at home in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, that's how good they've been on the road. |
| Lightning flash to 4-1 win at Philly Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 24 shots, helping the Lightning defeat the Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night and take a 2-1 lead the Eastern Conference finals. |
| Ragnarsson out for playoffs with broken finger Flyers defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson will miss the rest of the playoffs after breaking his left index finger in Game 3. |
| Flyers' power play unplugged at home Playing in front of an orange-clad crowd, the Flyers failed on all five man-advantage chances in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3. |
| Ferraro: Setting the pace Based on the way the Flyers and Lightning played in the first two games, the most consistent team will win the Eastern Conference final. |
| Parent: The fine art of deflection After Bolts coach John Tortorella's tirade, Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock took it for what it was: a fine performance. |
| Hitchcock 'yaps' to Bolts: Stop slashing Ken Hitchcock is tired of seeing his players slashed in the back of their legs by the Lightning, and he won't keep quiet about it. |
| Buy tickets, get free beer: Lightning under fire The Tampa Bay Lightning's promotion offering free beer to season ticket buyers drew the ire of safe-driving advocates, and the team said Wednesday that it will not offer similar promotions in the future. |
| Benevolent 'Boss' fills seats at Lightning games Steinbrenner donates tickets to two Lightning playoff games to U.S. military personnel and their families in Tampa area. |
| Jolted Bolts, tired Flyers spend Tuesday resting The just-thrashed Lightning and the just-plain-old Flyers both took Tuesday off to recover. The East finals, tied 1-1, will resume Thursday in Philadelphia. |
| 'Bulin Wall' falls as Flyers tie series John LeClair ended his puzzling playoff scoring drought and Robert Esche outplayed Nikolai Khabibulin in the Flyers' 6-2 win over the Lightning on Monday. |
| LeClair breaks scoring drought and sparks win John LeClair's goal was big because it was his first of the playoffs but bigger because it proved Nikolai Khabibulin isn't impenetrable, giving the Flyers confidence. |
| Flyers zap Lightning's 8-game winning streak The Lightning came out flat in Monday's Game 2, allowing three Flyers goals in the first 12 minutes and never recovering. But the Bolts expect to bounce back. |
| Parent: Stuck in Tampa, 1996 This isn't the first time the Lightning have made the playoffs. So why is everyone acting like it is? |
| Hitchcock lets Flyers put the 'off' in off day Down 1-0 in the East finals, many Flyers didn't spend Sunday working on a new way to beat the Bolts. Why not? Coach Ken Hitchcock made practice optional. |
| Recharged Bolts drop Flyers 3-1 in Game 1 Showing no ill effects of a long layoff, the Lightning won their eighth straight playoff game Saturday, beating the Flyers 3-1 in the East finals opener. |
| Breakdown: Flyers vs. Lightning More depth up front and a slightly better unit on defense should lift the Flyers over the Lightning in the Eastern Conference finals. |
| Despite trailing series for first time, Flyers upbeat First, the Flyers blew a two-on-none. Then, they wasted two two-on-ones. Underdog Philly couldn't take advantage of early scoring chances and lost 3-1 Saturday. |
| Lightning coach downplays toughness The Tampa Bay Lightning scoff at the notion they're not tough enough to beat the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Burnside: Another bolt of Lightning Tampa Bay is led by a talented young cast, but the depth (and size) supplied by Fredrik Modin makes the Bolts downright dangerous. |
| Rested Bolts know not to underestimate Flyers The Lightning went 4-0 against the Flyers this season, but the Bolts' coach says that will mean "squat" when the teams' East finals series begins Saturday. |
| Flyers eager for their postseason shot at Bolts The Flyers aren't intimidated by the Lightning. Philly was 0-4 against Tampa Bay this season but is looking forward to getting another chance in the East finals. |
| Roenick reigns in OT as Flyers find finals Jeremy Roenick scored his second goal of the game 7:39 into overtime Tuesday to give the Flyers a 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs and a spot in the East finals. |
| Richards' latest winner puts Bolts on brooms Brad Richards scored his second straight game-winner as the Lightning beat the Canadiens 3-1 Thursday to sweep their East semifinal series 4-0. |
| Tortorella remembers the Bolts' bad old days well John Tortorella smiles when he thinks about how bad the Lightning were when he took over as coach about three years ago -- and how good they are now. |
