The Blackhawks became the first team to win on the road this series, but it didn’t come easy.

They saw their Cup hopes go up in flames after losing a one-goal lead with just minutes to play, forcing overtime.

In overtime, there were a number of near misses for the Flyers before the Blackhawks finished things off in a bizarre ending.

On the game-winning goal, the lamp never lit up, confusing many and causing a strange, half-hearted celebration.

The game-winning goal came less than six minutes into overtime off of the stick of Claude Giroux.

Giroux said one of his friends texted him earlier in the day and told him that he was going to score the game-winner.

The win cuts the series deficit to 2-1. A loss would have meant a 3-0 deficit and an almost impossible hill to climb.

With Game 4 also being played in Philadelphia, the Flyers stand a very good chance to even up the series.

The Flyers held a 3-1 lead heading into the third period and then had to hold on for the victory.

Philadelphia began their playoff run with a surprising series victory over the New Jersey Devils.

The magical ride really came to life when the team fell into a 3-0 series hole to the Boston Bruins and rallied back to win four straight. 

The Flyers will now face the Chicago Blackhawks, who are considered a significant favorite in the series.

The bad news Friday night for the Philadelphia Flyers came in the final score. But the good news is the Flyers head home even in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

The New Jersey Devils evened the playoff series at one game apiece with a 5-3 victory, scoring twice in the final 4:04 to capture Game 2 on Friday in Newark. The series now shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 Sunday and Game 4 Tuesday.

The Flyers got what they needed Wednesday in winning Game 1. They sought for a road sweep on Friday, and things looked good when Chris Pronger scored on the power play with 1:12 left in the second period, tying the game at 3-3.

But New Jersey broke through for the game-winner with 4:04 to go, and added a empty netter with 33 second remaining to salt this one away.

Down 1-0 early in the first on a short-handed goal, the Flyers rebounded, taking a 2-1 lead after one period on goals by Arron Asham and Claude Giroux. Brian Boucher made 28 saves for Philadelphia.

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Mired in the logjam fighting for the final three playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, every point in the standings is critical.

The Philadelphia Flyers realize that, and that’s why Monday’s come-from-behind victory over New Jersey was all the more important.

Mike Richards blasted home the game-winner with 7:58 remaining, the Flyers rallying from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat New Jersey 3-2 at the Wachovia Center.

Kimmo Timonen fed Richards, who beat future Hall of Fame goaltender Martin Brodeur to give Philly a 3-2 lead at the 12:02 mark of the third period. Michael Leighton then made it hold up for the Flyers, who moved into a tie for seventh with Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference standings with 61 points, one behind sixth-place Montreal.

Zach Parise and Anssi Salmela – the later acquired from Atlanta as part of last week’s blockbuster Ilya Kovalchuk trade – scored to give the Devils a 2-0 lead. Philly started its comeback with a James van Riemsdyk goal at 18:24 of the second. Jeff Carter tied the game just 1:12 later to make it 2-2.

Chris Pronger tallied two assists for the Flyers, who go for a home-and-home sweep of a mini-series with the Devils on Wednesday in New Jersey.

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The team believes that their star forward will be healthy and ready to go in time for the start of training camp. The injury is being called a mild groin strain, but those type of situations can progress into much more if pushed too hard.

He was third on the team last year with 74 points and scored 34 goals, good enough for second on the Flyers.