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There will be no love lost in the 2012 NHL Playoffs Eastern Conference first round matchup between the No. 4 seed Pittsburgh Penguins (51-25-6, 108 points) and the No. 5 seed Philadelphia Flyers (47-26-9, 103 points). Anyone that knows hockey knows such.
But what did we learn from the six regular season games between these two in The Battle of Pennsylvania?
Let’s examine...
There is no real home-ice advantage
It’s pretty simple. Over the past two seasons, Philadelphia has won in Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh has won in Philadelphia, so neither team has a distinguishable edge in this series in terms of a home-ice advantage.
The Flyers went 2-1-0 this year and a perfect 3-0 last season ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
There will be no love lost in the 2012 NHL Playoffs Eastern Conference first round matchup between the No. 4 seed Pittsburgh Penguins (51-25-6, 108 points) and the No. 5 seed Philadelphia Flyers (47-26-9, 103 points). Anyone that knows hockey knows such.
But what did we learn from the six regular season games between these two in The Battle of Pennsylvania?
Let’s examine...
There is no real home-ice advantage
It’s pretty simple. Over the past two seasons, Philadelphia has won in Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh has won in Philadelphia, so neither team has a distinguishable edge in this series in terms of a home-ice advantage.
The Flyers went 2-1-0 this year and a perfect 3-0 last season ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins