Schedule and 2011-12 Results
Regular Season Records: Philadelphia 47-26-9=103pts, New Jersey 48-28-6=102pts
Game 1 on Sunday, 29 April: New Jersey loses at Philadelphia, 4-goals-3 (OT)
Game 2 on Tuesday, 01 May: New Jersey wins at Philadelphia, 4-goals-1
Game 3 on Thursday, 03 May: Philadelphia loses at New Jersey, 4-goals-3 (OT)
Game 4 on Sunday, 06 May: Philadelphia loses at New Jersey, 4-goals-2
Game 5 on Tuesday, 08 May: New Jersey wins at Philadelphia, 3-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The New Jersey Devils visited and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-goals-1 for a 4-games-1 MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1164 win. With the series 1164 win, the New Jersey Devils improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 24-17 overall and 7-3 in the NHL Quarterfinals. With the series 1164 loss, the Philadelphia Flyers see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 38-30 overall and 16-9 in the NHL Quarterfinals. The win order for the victorious New Jersey Devils in series 1164 was LWWWW: Series 1164 thus becomes the ninth NHL Quarterfinals series, the 31st NHL series (all rounds), and the 52nd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow this win order to completion. The New Jersey Devils thus advance to series 1167 in the 2012 NHL Semifinals round, where they will meet either the New York Rangers or the Washington Capitals (pending the outcome of series 1163).

After Game 4: The New Jersey Devils hosted and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-goals-2 to take a 3-games-1 lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1164. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the New Jersey Devils have a series record of 9-0 and a Game 5 record of 6-3. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Philadelphia Flyers have a series record of 1-14 (with the sole win in their last such series, series 1098 in the 2010 NHL Quarterfinals over the Boston Bruins, in a series in which Philadelphia had trailed 3-games-nil) and a Game 5 record of 8-7.

After Game 3: Scoring the winning goal at 17:21 into the first overtime period, the New Jersey Devils hosted and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-goals-3 to take a 2-games-1 lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1164. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New Jersey Devils have a 13-3 series record and a 6-10 Game 4 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Philadelphia Flyers have a 7-19 series record with an active five-series losing streak, and a 13-13 Game 4 record.

After Game 2: On the strength of four third-period goals, the visiting New Jersey Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-goals-1 to even MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1164 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the New Jersey Devils have a 12-12 series record and a 12-12 Game 3 record, while the Philadelphia Flyers have a 17-15 series record (with an active four-series winning streak) and a 15-17 Game 3 record (with an active four-Game 3 winning streak).

After Game 1: Scoring 4:36 into the first overtime period, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted and defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-goals-3 to take a 1-game-nil lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1164. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Philadelphia Flyers have a 23-8 series record (with an active five-series winning streak) and a Game 2 record of 18-13. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New Jersey Devils have an 8-12 series record (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 2 record of 14-6.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2011-12 NHL regular season, Philadelphia finished one point ahead of New Jersey. From 1939 through the 2012 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by a single regular-season point, they have posted a 12-3 (.800) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1164 is the 41st best-of-7 playoff series for New Jersey, and the 68th for Philadelphia. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, New Jersey has a 23-17 series record, a 6-3 Quarterfinals-round series record, and a 20-20 Game 1 record, while Philadelphia has a 38-29 series record, a 16-8 Quarterfinals-round series record, and a 31-36 Game 1 record. Series 1164 is the fifth best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between New Jersey and Philadelphia: New Jersey won series 685 (1995 NHL Semifinals) and 810 (2000 NHL Semifinals), while Philadelphia won series 908 (2004 NHL Preliminary round) and 1090 (2010 NHL Preliminary round) for a 2-2 split to date.