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Giroux, young Flyers provide boost

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Sunday, April 19, 2009

PHILADELPHIA -- With all due respect to Kate Smith, God bless us, we have a series. We pay homage to the legendary anthem singer on a Sunday afternoon when the Philadelphia Flyers revealed a steely resolve in defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 to earn their first victory in this Eastern Conference quarterfinals series. Even if this was a game shot through with the ghosts of the old Spectrum, whether it was Smith's image on the scoreboard joining Lauren Hart in singing "God Bless America," o ...

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