Flyers Playoff Run 2004 Trivia Quiz

Answer: 3-2

The Flyers won a game one against New Jersey for the first time, beating the Devils 3-2 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Robert Esche made 37 saves in his playoff debut, while Keith Primeau and Kim Johnsson had multi-point games.

Answer: Mattias Timander

Timander beat Martin Brodeur on a big slap shot early in the third period to give the Flyers a second consecutive 3-2 home win, and a 2-0 series lead in the first round.

Answer: False

Esche was not pulled despite letting up four goals in the Flyers' 4-2 game three loss. The Devils' top line of Patrik Elias, Scott Gomez, and Brian Gionta, was unstoppable in the first game in New Jersey, combining for eight points.

Answer: 35

Esche stopped all 35 Devils shots in spectacular fashion to help the
Flyers win game four by a score of 3-0, thus putting New Jersey on the brink of elimination.

Answer: Danny Markov

Markov's wrister from just inside the blue line with 4:23 left in the third period, proved to be the game winner in game five, as the Flyers beat the Devils 3-1 to knock out the defending Stanley Cup Champions at home. The Flyers beat New Jersey in a playoff series for the first time, having lost to the Devils twice in the Eastern Conference Finals previously.

Answer: No

Robert Esche did not record a shutout, but played well in the Flyers 3-1 game one victory, stopping 22 of 23 Toronto shots in front of a raucous Philadelphia crowd.

Answer: 2

Donald Brashear and Alexei Zhamnov beat Leafs goalie Ed Belfour with power play goals in game two. Zhamnov's goal held up as the game winner in the Flyers' 2-1 victory, giving them their second straight 2-0 series lead.

Answer: True

The Flyers scored first in every playoff game until game three, actually spotting the Leafs a 3-0 lead before losing 4-1 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Answer: Mats Sundin

Sundin's two goals, both of which were assisted by Gary Roberts, helped the Leafs beat the Flyers 3-1, to tie their second round series at two apiece.

Answer: Keith Primeau

Flyers captain Primeau recorded his first career playoff hat trick, including one shorthanded goal, to help Philly beat Toronto 7-2. The Flyers took a 3-2 series lead while improving their postseason home record to 6-0 in 2004.

Answer: Jeremy Roenick

Roenick scored his second goal and the game winner, 7:39 into overtime as Philadelphia won game six 3-2 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. This was the second year in a row that the Flyers knocked out the Maple Leafs, beating them in seven in the first round the year before.

Answer: Cory Stillman

Stillman and Modin each assisted on goals by Dave Andreychuk and Brad Richards, as the Lightning beat the Flyers in game one, 3-1.

Answer: 6-0

The Flyers amazingly built a 6-0 lead on the Lightning, chasing Tampa goalie Nikolai Khabibulin from the game after the first four goals. Six different players scored for Philly as the Flyers tied up the Eastern Conference Finals at 1-1, with a 6-2 game two win.

Answer: Vincent Lecavalier

Lecavalier scored on a breakaway just 0:43 after the Flyers got to within one goal of tying the game at two. Tampa held on after this goal and even added to their lead, winning game three 4-1.

Answer: shorthanded

Primeau scored on a shorthanded two-on-one midway through the second period, to give the Flyers a 3-1 lead. Philly held on to win 3-2, tying the series at two apiece.

Answer: 3

Tampa's sizzling power play continued to pay dividends, as Ruslan Fedotenko and Brad Richards (twice) lit the lamp during Philadelphia penalties. This helped the Lightning build a 3-0 lead in game five, which they used to defeat the Flyers 4-2, and take a 3-2 series lead.

Answer: Simon Gagne

Gagne converted a pass from Primeau 18:18 into overtime, to give the Flyers a 5-4 overtime win in game six. Keith Primeau's titanic effort largely preserved Philly's season as he recorded four points, with one of those being the game-tying goal with 1:49 left in regulation.

Answer: Tampa Bay, 2-1

Tampa Bay, powered by goals by Fedotenko and Modin, edged the Flyers 2-1 in game seven at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa to advance to their first Stanley Cup Finals. The Flyers lost in the Conference Finals for the second time in five years, for they also lost to the Devils in 2000 in seven games. Philadelphia had a great, long postseason run, but the faster and less fatigued Lightning, were too much for the Flyers to overcome.

Answer: Ruslan Fedotenko

Fedotenko, traded to Tampa on draft day in 2002, stuck it to the Flyers by scoring seven goals against them in this series. Many of his goals were key, as he scored the game winner in game three, and the first goals of games five and seven. Lecavalier scored the second most goals against Philly, pushing four pucks across the goal line.

Answer: Keith Primeau

Primeau led the Flyers in goals with 9 and in points with 16, almost single-handedly carrying Philly to the Stanley Cup Finals. Would the Flyers have won the Cup, it was likely that Primeau would have won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoffs MVP.