Craig Adams

As the seconds ticked off the clock in the second period, the Flyers trailed 3-1 to the Penguins in Game 1.

It was a seemingly insurmountable deficit with the way Pittsburgh controlled the play through the first two periods with their physical bullying style of play.

The Flyers needed someone to step up and stand up to the bull and Brayden Schenn did just that, both metaphorically and literally.

Schenn was charged by Penguins forward Craig Adams with only seconds remaining on the clock. Schenn turned around and absorbed all of the hit, knocking Adams on his rear-end as Schenn stood over him and smiled.

Schenn then got in the face of Adams, goading a shove to the face that wasn’t called and skated away with a smirk on his face after the referees separated the two.

That could have been the turning point for the Flyers, who came back from a 3-0 deficit to win 4-3 in overtime.