The Flyers played game 4 of their opening playoff series with the Penguins tonight. Just as with game 3 it was a must win for the Flyers to even the series at 2. Unfortunately, although they came out with the same spark they had in game 3, it was to no avail, as the man of the hour tonight was Pen's goalie Marc Andre Fleury. Fleury compiled 45 saves, many of them spectacular, out of the 46 shots he faced. So in the end the Flyers didn't lose this one, so much as Fleury took it away from them. Early in the 2nd period "the Kid" Sidney Crosby scored on a fluky play in which the puck was passed to him as he slid on his back into the net, sliding the puck in with him for a 1-0 lead. A few minutes later Tyler Kennedy scored for a 2-0 lead. Halfway through the 3rd period Dan Carcillo, of all people, got the Flyers on the board cutting the lead to 2-1. From there the Flyers had their opportunities to score the equalizer but could not. Finally with a minute to play Marty Biron was pulled from goal in favor of the extra attacker, but Scott Hartnell turned the puck over off a faceoff in the Pen's zone, and Max Talbot preceded to fire the puck into the empty net to close out the 3-1 Pen's win. So the Flyers trail now 3 games to 1 and should probably start booking their flights home for the offseason.
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