So You're Telling me There's a Chance...Flyers force Game Six

After the way that Pittsburgh played in Game 4, I'll admit that I would've put money on the Penguins to close out the series tonight against the Flyers. Instead, what we got was a dominant showing by Martin Biron and a great game from Philadelphia as they forced a Game 6 back at the Wachovia Center, where the crowd should be as wild as they've ever been.

The first period did not go that well for the Flyers, as they were out shot by Pittsburgh 15-5. However, Martin Biron was up to the task, stopping all 15 shots in the period. For the rest of the game, the Flyers out shot the Penguins 21-13, with three of their shots getting past Marc-Andre Fleury. Once the first period was done, the Flyers came out looking like the team that we all thought could have been one of the best in the NHL during the season. They began to pepper Fleury with shots, and Arron Asham found the back of the net with a wicked slap shot for the only goal that Philadelphia would need. Claude Giroux put in his second goal of the series on a timely deflection off of Darroll Powe, and Mike Richards capped the scoring with his first goal of the series later on in the third period.

The star of this game has to be Martin Biron, however. After getting outplayed by Fleury in Game 4, Biron came out tonight and set a tone with his play in the first period, stopping all 15 Pittsburgh shots. He only faces 13 shots for the rest of the game, but he stopped them all, save for a Evgeni Malkin kick in on a Sergei Gonchar slap shot that was disallowed. The pressure was on the Philadelphia goalie tonight, and he answered the call with a great performance.

Now, the Flyers have their best possible scenario. They might still be down 3-2 in the series, but they're headed back to Philadelphia for Game 6 and a chance to take all the momentum from the Penguins. Sure, the all important Game 7 would be back in Pittsburgh, but if the Flyers can force that seventh game, momentum would have to be on their side. The Penguins already had one chance to finish the Flyers off at home, now they have to try to do it in front of one of the best crowds in the NHL. There's no telling what way this series is going to go, but it just got a whole lot more interesting.