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.Philadelphia Flyers! They won 2-1 in the shootout. They honestly deserved to win this game, and the score would have been a lot higher had it not been for the stellar play of Henrik Lundqvist in goal for the Rangers. The Flyers ended up out-shooting the Rangers 48-25(they had 18 in the first period!). Parenteau will probably end up being the goat for this game as it was due to his Interference penalty in the third period that allowed the Flyers to get the tying goal(the only one they got in regulation).
Now all that remains for the East is jockeying for playoff position.
It now looks like Montreal will face the Capitals in the first round(the Flyers and Habs both have 88 points but the Flyers have more wins). If only the Habs had won last night...
Boston solidified 6th and they will face either Buffalo, Pittsburgh, or the Devils. I am not certain who it will be at the moment.
Currently the Penguins are beating the Islanders 3-1 after 1 period of play and Buffalo holds a 1-0 lead over the Devils with about 13 1/2 minutes left in the second period. Whoops! Just as I am typing this, the Devils tied it at 1 apiece.