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Capitals 6, Flyers 1: 10 things we learned from a great start turned embarrassing

It all started so promising. But by the end of sixty minutes, the Flyers found themselves on the wrong end of a 6-1 loss and facing a massive 3-0 deficit in the series. What happened?

Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night's game with an analytical eye.

#1: The Flyers' penalty kill is a disaster

In all of my years of watching playoff hockey, I've never seen one unit so thoroughly torpedo a team's chances at winning so much as the Flyers' penalty kill has done thus far in this series.