1974 Stanley Cup Final Game 1 vs. Boston Bruins

Lore & Background

In Game 1, the Flyers nearly scored late in the third period to break a 2–2 tie. Bobby Orr saved the Flyers' shot by blocking the open Boston net with his leg, then took the puck up the ice and scored on a slapshot past Bernie Parent with a little over a minute remaining to give the Bruins a 3–2 win.

Reader's Guide

Game 2 saw the Bruins on the verge of a 2–0 series lead when Flyers defenseman Andre Dupont scored with Parent pulled for an extra attacker to tie the score at 2–2, and Bobby Clarke scored the 3–2 game winner in overtime. Game 3: Flyers won 4–1. Game 4: Flyers won 4–2. Game 5: Boston won easily. Game 6: Flyers won 1–0 on a goal by Rick MacLeish; Parent posted a 30-save shutout and was named Conn Smythe Trophy winner.

Did You Know?

• The Flyers were the first non-Original Six team to win the Cup since the Montreal Maroons in 1935.
• Parent made a spectacular kick save to stop a slapshot from Ken Hodge with less than three minutes left in Game 6.
• The Flyers were the first team to clinch the Stanley Cup at home since the Bruins did so four years earlier on Bobby Orr's famous overtime goal.