With Thomas recovering from hip surgery, Rask was in net when the Bruins became just the third NHL team to squander a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven series, losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010.

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In fact, the Penguins' first-round series last year against the Philadelphia Flyers may have featured the worst goaltending rivalry in recent NHL history, as both Fleury and the Flyers' Ilya Bryzgalov were on their way to joining the 40-7 Club.

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His tally was an overtime winner in a 4-3 victory over the Flyers, giving New Jersey a 3-1 lead in a second-round series the Devils eventually won in five games.

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