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The Philadelphia Flyers may have scored their biggest win in over a decade on Wednesday night, but that didn’t stop the Broad Street faithful from raining boos on one of their own teams.
No, the boos weren’t for the Flyers, who cruised to a 1-0 overtime victory to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Instead, they were for the Phillies, who had a suite, even though their game against the San Francisco Giants was postponed.
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Jamie Drysdale, Matvei Michkov and Cam York of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrate York’s game-winning overtime goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on April 29, 2026. (Len Redkoles/NHLI/Getty Images)
Members of the Phillies were featured on the jumbotron at Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena, and since the baseball team boasts one of the worst records in Major League Baseball, the boobirds were heard pretty loudly.
Philadelphia lost 10 games in a row before finally ending the streak last Saturday, but that didn’t stop them from relieving Rob Thomson of his managerial duties.
Manager Rob Thomson of the Philadelphia Phillies removes Jesús Luzardo from the game during the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois on April 21, 2026. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Luckily for the Flyers, showing the Phillies wasn’t a bad omen. Although the ice was tilted for most of the second, third and overtime periods, Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar rallied to make 42 saves in a shutout, and Cam York scored the overtime winner.
The Flyers will now face the Eastern Conference top-seeded Carolina Hurricanes, who swept the Ottawa Senators.
The Phillies’ 10-game skid was the longest since losing 11 straight in 1999, and it’s a battle between them and their own NL East rivals, the New York Mets, for the worst record in baseball (held by New York by just a half-game).
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper stands on the field between innings at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 19, 2026. (Jess Stiles/Sipa USA)
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Entering their doubleheader against the Giants, the Phillies are 10-19 and are already 11.0 games behind the Atlanta Braves, who are 22-9. The closest team in the division is the Miami Marlins, with a 15-16 record.
