WASHINGTON - Steve Mason was already on his knees, and once the puck passed through his legs and into the net, once more than 20,000 stunned and jubilant Capitals fans filled the Verizon Center with sound, once he looked behind him and realized what he had allowed to happen, he threw his head back and looked to the ceiling. In that instant, in that pose, he seemed to be asking for absolution for perhaps the greatest goaltending gaffe in Flyers postseason history - a pardon that neither a divine force nor his Flyers teammates were capable of delivering.
Slideshow The Flyers lost, 4-1, on Saturday night to the Capitals, and they trail this first-round series two games to none.