Flyers rally from 3-0 down to beat Penguins in overtime
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After going 3-0 down to the Penguins in the first period, Danny Briere started Philadelphia's comeback with a goal in the second and another midway through the third before Brayden Schenn tied the score at 3-3 to force overtime.
Jakub Voracek then scored the game-winning goal early in the extra period to give the Flyers the road victory in the opener of their best-of-seven series.
Familiarity has bred contempt between the Penguins and Flyers, who played each other three times in the final three weeks of the regular season, including an April 1 encounter studded with fights.
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The home team came out strongly on Wednesday and took a 3-0 lead on goals from Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy and Pascal Dupuis.
Briere, playing in his first game since taking a big hit against the Penguins that sparked the April 1 fights, got the visitors within striking distance then drew a penalty to put the Flyers on the power play.
Schenn took full advantage of the extra man to score the Flyers' third and send the game into overtime.
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(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter Rutherford)