For the first time in 721 days, playoff hockey will take place at the Wells Fargo Center this afternoon. And in the only current series that doesn’t have a clear leader — of the seven first-round series that have played at least two games, six of them (all but Flyers/Pens) currently stand at 2-0 — both teams come into Philadelphia for this one with a chance to grab control of the series, and both have some reason to feel confident in doing so.
The Flyers have only needed two games to make this series already feel like a bit of a rollercoaster, with Wednesday’s brutal 7-0 Game 1 loss quickly being followed up by their bounce-back effort on Friday night en route to a 5-1 road win that knotted the series up.