1974 Stanley Cup Final Game 3 vs. Boston Bruins
The Flyers' first Stanley Cup victory, clinched in six games over the Bruins.
The 1974 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the NHL's 1973–74 season, contested between the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, becoming the first team from the 1967 Expansion to win the Stanley Cup.
Quick Facts
- Opponent
- Boston Bruins
- Venue
- The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- Score
- Philadelphia 6 – Boston 3
- Series result
- Flyers win 4–2, claiming the Stanley Cup
- Significance
- Philadelphia's first Stanley Cup championship
Lore & Background
In game three, the Flyers, led by Bernie Parent's play in goal, defeated Boston by a score of 4–1.
Reader's Guide
The Flyers won the series 4–2. Game three was a 4–1 victory for Philadelphia.
Did You Know?
- The Flyers were the first non-Original Six team to win the Stanley Cup since the Montreal Maroons in 1935.
- Bernie Parent was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
- 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.
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