Because of the way they’ve been soundly beaten – getting outscored by a combined 12-1 in their two defeats, including Sunday’s 5-1 loss at the Wells Fargo Center – it seems as if the Flyers are getting blown out of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
If they can again rebound from a lopsided defeat, however, they can even the series at two games apiece Wednesday. They bounced back in Game 2, scoring a 5-1 win and avenging a 7-0 loss in the opener.
“It’s a seven-game series,” Flyers captain Claude Giroux said after Sunday’s defeat.