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Flyers hope to rebound against the Penguins in the NHL playoffs
It's been 43 years since the Flyers won the Stanley Cup. They lost in the Stanley Cup finals six times since then
Philadelphia Flyers fans are excited about the 2018 NHL playoffs. They face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round of the playoffs. Pittsburgh shut out the Flyers 7-0 at home in the opening game of the playoffs and Philadelphia will be hoping to even the series at a game apiece with a win at Pittsburgh on Friday evening.
Claude Groux led the Flyers during the regular season with 34 goals and 68 assists for a team-leading 102 points. Philadelphia's goaltender, Brian Elliott, led the team in games played among goalies with 43 and allowed 112 goals as well as saving 1116 shots on goal.
The Flyers won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 1974 and 1975 and finished runner-up in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997, and 2010.
