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Alas we meet again you flightless birds.


Season Recap Flyers won series 2-1-1:

November 4th: 7-4 PHI
December 17th: 5-5 Tie
January 27th: 6-5 PIT
March 31st: 7-3 PHI

PREVIEW


OFFENSE: The Flyers are starting to heat up after a blowout series vs the Whalers. Four players have over six goals. Forsberg has been playing some of the best hockey around with 18 points in 9 games, averaging 21 minutes a game and has a 59.3 FO%. Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr are 1-2 in the Playoff Scoring race with 22 Points each, the next closest is Paul Coffey with 13 points so the balance that was once there is starting to dwindle. Ron Francis only has one goal in the 9 games the Pens have played.
ADVANTAGE: DRAW

DEFENSE: Both bluelines have injuries that may keep them out of the lineups. Larry Murphy is currently out with a Strained Groin for the Penguins and Eric Desjardins is day to day with groin tightness. Top to bottom the Flyers have a more talented defense corp, while the Pens have the higher talented players in Coffey and Murphy.

ADVANTAGE: Philadelphia


GOALTENDING: Tom Barrasso vs Ron Hextall again. Hextall is the hotter goalie right now, going 8-0 with a 2.22GAA and 93.1SV%. Barasso is 8-1 with a 2.39GAA and 90.6SV%. If the Flyers can put a lot of rubber on net they'll win the series.
ADVANTAGE: PHILADELPHIA

PREDICTION: FLYERS IN SEVEN