Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun at ESPN.com debate the Rangers/Flyers home-and-home with the playoffs on the line...Burnside: One final word on this home-and-home tilt: Look for the Flyers to secure a playoff spot if they can stay out of the box. They are the runaway leaders in minor penalties taken this season. The Rangers, while not necessarily potent on the power play, would love to take advantage of an unruly Flyers team (whoever heard of such a thing?) if emotions get the better of the Broad Street boys. So how do you think it unfolds? I say when the dust clears the Rangers sneak in and the Flyers are wondering where it all went wrong, despite your valiant defense of Boucher.
LeBrun: I say the Rangers give the Flyers their money's worth, but Philadelphia hangs on for the eighth and final playoff spot. Care for a Caps-Flyers first-round series? I'm sure Washington would enjoy getting some revenge for its 2008 first-round loss to the Flyers.
...this is going to be a war. If the Rangers can pull out tonight's game, Sunday's rematch is going to be an out-of-control, winner takes all battle royal.
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Do we know if an overtime win is good enough or do they both have to be regulation wins?
I'll be driving back to NY from Philly (thru NJ). What radio station can I catch the game on?
tnbob, at least one of them has to be in regulation. we're down by 2 points and they have the tiebreaker so we need to gain at least 3 points on them. let's do it.
The Rangers need to win both games at least one in regulation to best the Flyers. A remote possibility exists for them to get in with a win, an OTL and 2 Bruins losses in regulation this weeken
What Paul said.
Here is an interesting take on where the Rangers would be if points were 3-2-1 or no shootout.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/04/09/sp-take-5.html?ref=rss
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