–The Flyers were far better in the faceoff circle, where they won 46 percent of the draws. In Game 1 they were a dreadful 36 percent. –Flyers coach John Stevens joked that his 15-year-old son, John, might not have the kind of birthday he expected today now that his dad has been fined $10,000 for having Dan Carcillo on the ice in the final seconds of the Penguins’ 4-1 win over the Flyers Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. “First of all I had to call my son, John, who turns 15 today and tell him I had to take all of his gifts back (laughter in audience), can’t afford them anymore.

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