Flyers even series at 2 with 2-1 win over Rangers

Still, the Flyers should feed off their captain's confidence. Giroux has been stifled by New York for most of the series and is due for a breakout performance. And let's not forget, Messier's bold prediction resulted in a Stanley Cup for the Rangers

Tampa Bay. The team handed out "Orange Crush" and "Crush Tampa" shirts to every fan at every home game that series, and it was the first time the crowd was fully decked out in orange. It was awesome. This happened. Then the Flyers lost Game 7 and the 

Still, the Flyers should feed off their captain's confidence. Giroux has been stifled by New York for most of the series and is due for a breakout performance. And let's not forget, Messier's bold prediction resulted in a Stanley Cup for the Rangers

PHILADELPHIA — Making his first start of the playoffs, Philadelphia Flyers goalie Steve Mason stopped 37 of 38 shots by the Rangers on Friday night in a 2-1 victory at Wells Fargo Center that evened their opening-round playoff series at two games each

Of course, a lot of chatter came out about the Flyers' lack of effort in that game, which is frankly nonsense. The Rangers were handily outplayed, but thanks to lucky bounces that went their way and some iffy goaltending, they still got the win over