Playoff MVP: Bernie Parent
Highlights: The Bruins entered the series as favorites as the Flyers were 0-17-2 in their previous 19 games against the Bruins. Down 1-0 in the series, a Bobby Clarke goal in the first overtime gave the Flyers a 3-2 win in Game 2, for their first victory in Boston since 1967. Bernie Parent allowed three goals total in home victories in Games 3, 4 and 6. Energized by a rendition of "God Bless America" by Kate Smith, the Flyers closed things out in Game 6, becoming the first expansion team (Philadelphia was awarded a franchise for the 1967-68 season) to win the Stanley Cup.
1975
Flyers beat Buffalo, 4-2
Other playoff rounds: Beat Toronto, 4-0; beat NY Islanders, 4-3
Playoff MVP: Bernie Parent
Highlights: This was the first finals without an Original Six team. The most memorable moment was the fog game in Buffalo in Game 3. Due to abnormal heat in Buffalo in May, fog formed around the arena, leaving it hard for players, officials and fans to see the action, especially the puck. Things got crazier when Buffalo center Jim Lorentz used his stick to kill a bat that he saw flying around. The Sabres went on to win, 5-4, on a Rene Robert goal in overtime. After losing Game 4, the Flyers won the next two to earn the repeat. Parent, who allowed 12 goals in six games, was the first player in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy 2 straight years. The 1975 championship team holds the distinction as the last Stanley Cup champion to be comprised of all Canadian-born players and the last major professional sports team in Philadelphia to repeat as champs.
1976
Flyers lost to Montreal, 4-0
Other playoff rounds: Beat Toronto, 4-3; beat Boston, 4-1
Playoff MVP:
Reggie Leach
