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Coming into the 2009-2010 season The Philadelphia Flyers were widely known across the NHL as a team to be reckoned with to contend and even win the Stanley Cup. Now with the regular season coming to end last Sunday The Flyers look to begin what will hopefully be a 2 month journey to play for the most prestigious prize in all of hockey: Lord Stanley’s Cup! With that being said The Flyers open up the Stanley Cup Playoffs Wednesday night in Newark, New Jersey at The Prudential Center against long time division rival The New Jersey Devils. The Flyers are 5-1-0 against the Devils this season winning all three games at home and 2 of 3 at The Rock in Newark. The Flyers have had success and hardships in the playoffs against the Devils over the years. Who can ever forget the 2000 playoffs when Brian Boucher made one of the greatest saves in Flyers history,then there was the heartbreak of having a 3-1 series lead and watching it all slip away as the Devils came back and went on to the Stanley Cup Finals where they would eventually prevail and win the Stanley Cup. Probably the most memorable moment of  a Flyers Devils playoff series is when Scott Stevens knocked Eric Lindros out cold at the Blue Line after catching Lindros with his head down. Then the most recent match-up came in 2004 when the Flyers beat the Devils in 5 games en route to a spot in the Eastern Conference Final where they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 7 games. Look for an intense rivalry atmosphere when these two teams get together for what is going to be yet another memorable playoff series when The Flyers soar into Newark Wednesday night

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Flyers look for playoff magic as they begin quest for their third Stanley Cup