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The Philadelphia Flyers had possibly their biggest triumph successful complete a decade connected Wednesday night, but that didn't extremity nan Broad Street religious from raining down boos connected 1 of their ain teams.
No, nan boos were not for nan Flyers, who earned a 1-0 triumph successful overtime to get past nan Pittsburgh Penguins successful nan first information of nan Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Instead, they were for nan Phillies, who had a suite, arsenic their crippled against nan San Francisco Giants sewage postponed.
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Jamie Drysdale, Matvei Michkov and Cam York of nan Philadelphia Flyers observe York's overtime game-winning extremity against nan Pittsburgh Penguins successful Game Six of nan first information of nan 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia connected April 29, 2026. (Len Redkoles/NHLI/Getty Images)
Members of nan Phillies were shown connected nan jumbotron astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philly, and pinch nan shot squad owning 1 of nan worst records successful Major League Baseball, boobirds were heard alternatively loudly.
Philadelphia mislaid 10 games successful a statement earlier yet snapping nan streak past Saturday, but that did not extremity them from relieving Rob Thomson of his managerial duties.
Manager Rob Thomson of nan Philadelphia Phillies removes Jesús Luzardo from nan crippled during nan 5th inning against nan Chicago Cubs astatine Wrigley Field successful Chicago, Illinois, connected April 21, 2026. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Thankfully for nan Flyers, showing nan Phillies was not a bad omen. Despite nan crystal being tilted for beautiful overmuch nan entirety of nan second, 3rd and overtime periods, Flyers goalie Dan Vladar stood connected his caput to make 42 saves successful a shutout, and Cam York scored nan overtime winner.
The Flyers will now look nan Eastern Conference's apical seed successful nan Carolina Hurricanes, who swept nan Ottawa Senators.
The Phillies' 10-game skid was their longest since losing 11 consecutive successful 1999, and it's a conflict betwixt themselves and their ain NL East rival New York Mets for nan worst grounds successful shot (owned by New York by conscionable half a game).
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper stands connected nan section betwixt innings astatine Citizens Bank Park successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected April 19, 2026. (Jess Stiles/Sipa USA)
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Entering their doubleheader against nan Giants, nan Phillies are 10-19 and are already 11.0 games backmost of nan Atlanta Braves, who are 22-9. The next-closest squad successful nan section is nan Miami Marlins, who are 15-16.
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