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Previously the Expos–Phillies rivalry, the two teams repeatedly battled for control of the division in the early 1980s and mid 1990s. [ 96 ] [ 97 ] Following the franchise's relocation to Washington DC in 2005; the rivalry increased in geographic tension due to Washington's proximity to Philadelphia.
Before 1970, the rivalry seemed to be low-key, because the two teams were seldom equally good at the same time. [5] However, in 1901, the Pirates and the Phillies finished first and second in the standings for the first time respectively, [11] with the Pirates finishing 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 games ahead of the Phillies.
The rivalry began in 1967, when the teams were introduced into the NHL's "Next Six" expansion wave. The rivalry exists due to divisional alignment and geographic location, as both teams play in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Flyers and Penguins met in the Stanley Cup playoffs four times in 11 years from 2008 to 2018, strengthening the ...
There is a long-standing bitter rivalry between the sports fans from New York City and Philadelphia, which are approximately two hours apart by car, [30] also seen in the Mets–Phillies rivalry in Major League Baseball, the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association, and the Eagles–Giants rivalry in the ...
Eagles–Steelers rivalry, an American football rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers; Flyers–Penguins rivalry, an ice hockey rivalry between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins; Phillies–Pirates rivalry, a baseball rivalry between the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates
But multiple things can be true at once: The schedule has been bad, and the Phillies have been better. Before Tuesday's 5-2 victory against the Rangers, the starting rotation had a league-best ERA ...
The Phillies are heading to the World Series for the first time since 2009. Follow along as Philadelphia takes on the Houston Astros.
The Flyers record against the Penguins from 1967 to 1989 was 89–36–19, and most notably during this time the Penguins had a 42-game winless streak at the Spectrum, lasting from 1974 until 1989. The two teams met for the first time in the playoffs in the 1989 division finals, where the Flyers defeated the higher-seeded Penguins in seven games.