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The Flyers played three games on home ice vs. the Penguins in their opening-round Stanley Cup playoff series.
They surrendered 18 goals.
The Flyers actually had a 4-2 lead in the second period yesterday at the Wells Fargo Center and seemed on the cusp of being ready to force a Game Seven back in Pittsburgh. The the roof caved in.
Turnovers were a problem.
Again.
Sean Couturier came up big, scoring a hat trick while playing with a torn MCL.
Youngster Ivan Provorov was in the lineup despite a badly banged up shoulder.
But none of it was enough to prevent the Flyers' season from coming to an end.
You can read our coverage here with Rob Parent.
Columnist Jack McCaffery wonders if a culture of tolerance is one of the reasons the Flyers have not been able to capture a Cup since the glory years of the mid-'70's.
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