Flyers Force Game 7 in Double-OT Thriller
The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders by the score of 5-4 in double-overtime on Thursday night. For the Flyers, Game 6 of the Second Round was prefaced by the inspiring return of star forward Oskar Lindblom, who had missed nine months of action while undergoing treatment for Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Though Lindblom failed to make an impact on the scoresheet tonight, his return to the lineup undoubtedly boosted morale. In general, this evening's contest served as a prime example of narrative defiance for a resilient Philadelphia squad. Once again, the Flyers simply refused to accept elimination, despite the glaring absence of superstar Sean Couturier due to a knee-on-knee collision with Mathew Barzal in Game 5. In other narrative relevance, New York forward Josh Bailey entered Game 6 with a total of 15 postseason points, the most by any Islander since 1993. He failed to record a point tonight. Finally, entering Game 6, the Islanders boas...