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Inspiration for the Penguins heading into Game 5 at Mellon Arena on Sunday could come from the Flyers, who faced a similar situation in a 1997 Eastern Conference quarterfinal. Leading the series, 3-0, the Flyers fell to the Penguins in Game 4 -- a contest made famous by soon-to-retire captain Mario Lemieux's late breakaway goal against Philadelphia goaltender Garth Snow. Despite their 4-1 defeat at Civic Arena, the Flyers returned to Philadelphia for Game 5 and ousted the Penguins, 6-3. It was a fittingly convincing win to cap a series the Flyers dominated.
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Flyers' Past Could Inspire Pens' Future
"He's heard it all before. He's not going to get too rattled or anything like that. We can't lose our composure and run out of position to try and hit him. But if the opportunity's there...
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