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ESPN Breakdown
by Paul on 04/13/09 at 09:57 AM ET
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Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun take a look at every first round matchup…
Key Matchup
Penguins’ penalty kill vs. Flyers’ power play. Yes, we know you want to hear us say Crosby versus Richards given the sparks that have flown between the two centers in the past. But we’re going a different direction with the Pens’ vastly improved penalty kill against the Flyers’ deep power-play attack. The Pens turned their 20th-ranked penalty-killing unit into the eighth-best in the league under Bylsma, and if they can keep the Flyers at bay on the man-advantage, it will put more pressure on the Flyers to score five-on-five.
Prediction
This is like a science experiment. When two offensive masses collide, there will be breakdowns, and they will occur more often and more cataclysmically with the Philadelphia Flyers. Penguins in six.
more & all the playoff matchups can be found on the right sidebar…
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