On May 25th, 1997 the Flyers defeated the New York Rangers 4-2 to win their Eastern Conference Championship 4 games to 1. Eric Lindros had a hat trick in game 3, and 5 goals in the series. It was the 1st time the Flyers defeated a Wayne Gretzky-led team in the postseason. The win sent the Flyers to their 7th Stanley Cup Final.
