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Flyers tough guy Dave “the hammer” Schultz had an NHL Record 42 PIMs in a playoff game on April 22nd, 1976 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs.

On April 22nd 2018, Flyers Sean Couturier scored 3 goals and added two assists for a 5-point playoff night. The Flyers lost 8-5 to the Pittsburgh Penguins and were eliminated 4 games to 2.

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On April 21st, 2018, Sixers rookie Ben Simmons became just the 5th NBA rookie to ever have a triple double in an NBA playoff game, and the 1st since 1980, in a 106-102 game 4 win over the Miami Heat (Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry Lucas, and Tom Gola).

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On April 17th, 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale had 4 strikeouts against the Phillies in the 2nd inning of a Phillies 3-2 win. It was just the 11th 4-strikeout inning in MLB modern era.

On April 17th, 1976 in a game against the Chicago Cubs, Mike Schmidt not only hit 4 Home Runs, but three of the four were off brothers. Schmidt hit his first two off starter Rick Reuschel, his 3rd off Mike Garman, and his 4th off Paul Reuschel. Schmidt finished with 8 RBIs. The game at Wrigley Field featured 9 home runs (6 by the Phils) and was won by the Phillies 18-16 in 10 innings. 

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On April 16th, 2018, Phillies relief pitcher Victor Arano threw a perfect 8th inning vs Atlanta Braves in a 2-1 loss, getting 3 outs on 3 pitches. The outs were the 20th, 21st, and 22nd consecutive outs (6 appearances) for Arano to start the 2018 season.

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On April 14th, 2018, the Sixers scored 18 3-point buckets in a 130-103 game 1 win over the Miami Heat in the 2018 playoffs. The Sixers shattered their previous team record of 11  3-pointers in a playoff game.  Six days later, in game 3 of the series, the Sixers once again hit 18 3-pointers in a 128-108 game 3 win.

On April 14th, 2005, the Sixers scored a team-record 22 points in overtime in a 126-119 victory over the Miami Heat.

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On April, 13th, 1985 vs New York Rangers, Flyers Tim Kerr scored the fastest 4 goals in one period in a playoff game (8:16).     

On April 13th, 2012 vs Pittsburgh Penguins, Flyers Claude Giroux scored a team-record 6 points in a playoff game (3g 3a).

Lucky Friday the 13th for Flyers Center Sean “Jason Voorhees” Couturier. On Friday April 13th, 2012 in a playoff game in Pittsburgh, Coots had a hat trick and an assist. Exactly 6 years later, on Friday April 13th, 2018 in a playoff game in Pittsburgh, Coots had 3 assists giving him 7 career playoff points, all coming on Friday the 13ths in Pittsburgh.