Flyers clinch final East playoff berth, eliminate Bruins
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The Philadelphia Flyers clinched the second wild-card - and final playoff - spot in the Eastern Conference with a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
The win eliminates the Boston Bruins from playoff contention who earlier in the day missed their chance of clinching a spot with a 6-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
For the Flyers, the win gives them their second playoff appearance in the last four seasons.
The win also sets up the club's first-round matchup, an intra-division clash with the Presidents' Trophy-winning Washington Capitals.
It will mark the first time the teams have faced one another in the postseason since 2008, when the Flyers edged the Capitals 4-3 in the conference quarterfinals.
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