May 15, 2008 11:39 pm US/Eastern
Penguins Fall To Flyers, 4-2 In Game 4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ―
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Goaltender Martin Biron No. 43 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a save against Sidney Crosby No. 87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game 4 on May 15, 2008. The Flyers won the game 4-2, but trail in the series 3-1.
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The Philadelphia Flyers scored three goals in the first period and staved off elimination from the Eastern Conference finals with a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
The series goes back to Pittsburgh for Game 5 on Sunday.
Only two NHL teams have recovered from an 0-3 deficit to win, the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders.
Joffrey Lupul scored 8:27 in for the Flyers, and Danny Briere and Jeff Carter scored Philadelphia's second and third power-play goals of the series 7:02 apart to make it 3-0 in the first period.
Martin Biron made 36 saves for the Flyers, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30 shots for Pittsburgh.
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