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ALL-TIME FLYERS HISTORIC MOMENTS
APRIL 11, 2012: The Flyers come back from a 3-0 hole to defeat
Pittsburgh 4-3 in overtime Game 1 of the Eastern Conference
Quarterfinals. It’s the sixth time in their history the Flyers had
erased a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff game. Brayden Schenn
posted a goal and two assists, becoming just the eighth Flyers
rookie ever to record a three-point playoff game.
APRIL 13, 2012: Claude Giroux sets a franchise record with
six points as the Flyers beat Pittsburgh 8-5 in Game 2. Sean
Couturier posted a four-point night, tying the franchise record
for most points by a rookie in a playoff game. Both Giroux and
Couturier had hat tricks, marking the first time in team history
that two Flyers have had a hat trick in the same playoff game,
and it was the first time since 1989 that the Flyers had scored
eight goals in a playoff game.
APRIL 15, 2012: The Flyers beat Pittsburgh 8-4 in Game 3,
setting a franchise record for most goals in two consecutive
playoff games. The closest previous occasion was the 1981
preliminary round, when they beat Quebec 6-4 in Game 1 and
8-5 in Game 2. The Flyers set a new franchise record for most
goals scored in the first three games of a playoff series (20).
Danny Briere picked up his 100th career playoff point today in
his 100th career playoff game.
APRIL 22, 2012: The Flyers beat Pittsburgh 5-1 in Game 6 to
advance to the second round of the playoffs for the 22nd time,
and third year in a row. Claude Giroux finished the series with
14 points, becoming just the second Flyer ever to reach that
total in a single playoff series (Tim Kerr, 15, 1989 PDSF). The
Flyers set a franchise record with 12 power play goals in the
series.
APRIL 29, 2012: Danny Briere scores his 48th and 49th career
playoff goals, including his ninth career playoff game-winner
as the Flyers beat New Jersey in Game 1 of the Eastern
Conference Semifinals. Briere moved into second place
all-time in Flyers history in that category behind only Rick
MacLeish.
MAY 3, 2012: Danny Briere records his 50th career playoff goal
in the third period of a 4-3 overtime loss in Game 3. His two
points in the game give him 71 playoff points as a Flyer and
move him past both Reggie Leach and Tim Kerr into sixth place
on the Flyers’ all-time playoff scoring list
KATE SMITH SINGS
“GOD BLESS AMERICA”
41 years ago, on December 11, 1969, Kate
Smith’s recording of “God Bless America”
was first played at a Flyers game. The
Flyers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-3, at
the Spectrum that night. That’s where it all
began, and “God Bless America” became
“our song.” Smith was enchanted by this
flamboyant hockey team that found her
rendition of the American folk classic to be
a good luck charm. So much so that she
performed the song live at the Spectrum on
four occasions:
LIVE PERFORMANCES AT THE SPECTRUM
October 11, 1973 vs. Toronto
Flyers 2, Toronto 0
May 19, 1974 vs. Boston-Flyers 1, Boston 0
Stanley Cup-Winning Game
May 13, 1975 vs. NY Islanders-Flyers 4,
Islanders 1
Game 7 of Stanley Cup Semifinals
May 16, 1976 vs. Montreal-Canadiens 5,
Flyers 3
Game 4 of Stanley Cup Finals
Though Smith’s record with the Flyers is
impressive, there were a few losses along
the way. The first was a 1-0 defeat at the
hands of the Minnesota North Stars on April
4, 1970. Wins and losses aside, to the Flyers
organization, Ms. Smith and her song are
really something special.
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