That huge exhale you heard last night was Philly sports fans.
The Flyers managed to climb out of a 3-0 first period hole they dug for themselves and then scratched out a huge 4-3 overtime win in Game 1 of the first—round playoff series against the Penguins.
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This is just a killer loss for the Pens. You should not be coughing up three-goal leads. Particularly at home.
Flyers fans also will point to the fact that after that shaky first period, netminder Ilya Bryzgalov did not surrender another goal.
On to Game 2 Friday night.
Then there’s the Phillies. Who says they can’t hit?
The Phils banged out 14 hits last night in battering Josh Johnson and the Marlins, 7-1.
The Phils blew the game open in the third, when they plated five runs on the strength of four straight singles and a double by much-maligned Freddy Galvis.
It was more than enough. That’s because Roy Halladay was on the mound for the Phils. Halladay again struggled a bit in the first two innings, but still limited the Marlins to just one run. After that, just as he was in his first start, he was lights out. Halladay struck out three and scattered five hits over his seven innings of work.
Heck, even the Sixers got into the act with a win over the Raptors.
OK, show of hands: How many people were panicking in that first period of the Flyers games?
How many Phillies fans were wondering if they would ever score more than two runs in a game?
Now, don’t you feel better?
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