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Flyers' 11 shots a club record for fewest in a playoff game

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

This was very Washington Capitals.

The Philadelphia Flyers managed only 11 shots in their Game 5 win over the fellas in D.C. on Friday night. Yet they won, 2-0, keeping their season alive, thanks to goaltender Michal Neuvirth.

Philadelphia's 11 shots are a club record for fewest in a playoff game in franchise history. After going up 1-0 at 7:52 of the second period, the Flyers managed four shots the rest of the way, according to Sportsnet's John Shannon. Bananas.

The last time a team fired so few shots on goal in a playoff game, it was May 13, 1998, according to TSN's Kevin Gibson. The Capitals were on the other end of that one, beating the Ottawa Senators - you guessed it - 2-0.

Hockey's wild. And the Flyers remain alive. Game 6 is at 12 p.m. ET on Sunday in Philadelphia.

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