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Things to know from Sunday's games

April, 22, 2012

4/22/12

10:58

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By Paul Grant | ESPN.com

Flyers-Penguins series: The Flyers were decidedly better -- the 5-1-in-Game-6 kind of better. That's what you need to know. They will keep playing, the Penguins go home. Also worth knowing: Claude Giroux earned first-round Conn Smythe honors.

Bruins-Capitals: Tim Thomas is back. But so is Alex Ovechkin. Man, don't you love Game 7's?

Kings-Canucks: Goaltender battles can be entertaining too, especially those that pit two guys against each other who have been working a cage match since they were wee lads. But after the Kings clobbered the Canucks in OT, count on Jonathan Quick to be the favorite as the second-round Conn Smythe winner.

Paul Grant

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Deputy editor at ESPN.com
Six years at The Sporting News
Also worked at Consumer Reports, Ottawa Sun, Peterborough Examiner, Toronto Sun
Author of "Baptism by Ice"

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Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Alex Ovechkin, Tim Thomas, Claude Giroux

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