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Ex-Bruins goalie helps send Flyers to playoffs for first time since 2020
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The Philadelphia Flyers are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with help from a former Bruins goalie.
The Flyers were tied with the Carolina Hurricanes after three periods of play. The game went to the shootout when neither team scored in overtime.
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Alexander Nikishin needed to score in the fourth round to keep Carolina alive, but he was stopped by Dan Vladar to give Philadelphia the win and a trip to the playoffs.
Vladar raised his arms in celebration before he was mobbed by his teammates in the crease.
“He came from Calgary , I don’t want to say with a chip on his shoulder, but he believed in himself,” Flyers coach Rick Tochett told reporters after the game .
Vladar signed a two-year deal with the Flyers last summer after four seasons with the Calgary Flames . He turned in a career year with a 29-14-7 record. The 28-year-old had a 2.42 GAA and a .906 save percentage in 52 appearances.
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Over his last six games, Vladar, a 2015 third-round draft pick by the Bruins , went 5-1-0 with a 1.81 GAA and .921 save percentage.
The Flyers wrap up their regular season on Wednesday against the Montreal Canadiens before their first-round matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins .
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