1974 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 vs. Boston Bruins
The 1974 Stanley Cup Final saw the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Boston Bruins 4–2, becoming the first expansion team to win the Cup.
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
- Dynasty context
- First of two Cups (1974, 1975)
Lore & Background
Game five in Boston was a sloppy affair marred by many fights and penalties as Boston easily won to extend the series to a game six in Philadelphia.
Reader's Guide
The Flyers defeated the Atlanta Flames 4–0 and the New York Rangers 4–3 to make it to the final. In the series, the Flyers lost game one 3–2, won game two 3–2 in overtime, won game three 4–1, won game four 4–2, lost game five, and won game six 1–0 on a goal by Rick MacLeish.
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 posted a 30-save shutout in game six and was named Conn Smythe Trophy winner 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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