The 1975 New York Islanders were the last team to erase a 3-0 deficit and win a series, one of only two teams in NHL history to accomplish that feat.
"We have to win one game," Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said when asked about his team's game plan. "I think that's the first thing on the agenda, is to get a win in the column. There was a lot of good things we did tonight."
One of them was getting the early lead. But as quick as it came, it went.
Arron Asham scored just 2:32 into the contest, just the Flyers' third goal of the series from someone other than Richards or Danny Briere, but Blake Wheeler redirected a shot behind Brian Boucher at 4:11, knotting the score. The Flyers' first lead of the series lasted all of 99 seconds.
Another minute-and-a-half later, the Flyers were back in a hole - the same hole they have been in the entire series - when Miroslav Satan scored.
The Flyers had no explanation for giving up the lead so quickly.
"I don't even know, to be honest," Briere said, "In a span of, I don't even know how long it was, we were down again. I can't even explain it. That's where we get in trouble. So far this series we haven't had the chance to play with the lead. Finally, tonight we get one early on, and we gave it right back up."
While the Wachovia Center was busy oohing-and-ahhing over Richards' crushing hit on David Krejci at center ice - one that eventually sent Krejci to the hospital - Krejci started a concatenation of events that ended up with the puck in the Flyers' net.
Just before he was hit, Krejci dished the puck to Milan Lucic who launched it to Satan on a breakaway after Dan Carcillo tripped and fell. Satan gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead before 6 minutes had elapsed off the game clock.
