NHL Playoffs 2016: Schedule, Odds and Predictions for Sunday’s Stanley Cup Games

April 24th, 2016 by Steve Silverman Leave a reply »

The Philadelphia Flyers have done it before. Can they rebound from a 3-0 deficit for a second time?

That's the question of the day as the Flyers prepare themselves for Game 6 of their first-round series against the Washington Capitals. The Flyers were outplayed in losing the first three games of the series, and it seemed inevitable that the Presidents' Trophy winners would sweep them out of the playoffs.

However, the Flyers' rebounded with a 2-1 victory in Game 4 at home, eliminating the possibility of a sweep. However, the idea they would go into the Verizon Center and come away with a win on Washington's home ice seemed ludicrous.

Yet that's just what the Flyers did, as they used the stellar goaltending of Michal Neuvirth to pick up a 2-0 victory that allowed them return home with a chance to even the series.

The Flyers are attempting to do the near impossible in coming back and winning a series after losing the first three games. 

Philadelphia is of the four teams that has done that in the past. In 2010, they lost the first three games to the Boston Bruins before coming back to register four ...

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