The Philadelphia Flyers will not be playing Game 7 against the Bruins at home, but the Wachovia Center will still be rocking on Friday night.
According to the SportsBusiness Journal, arena officials have decided to open the Wachovia Center to the public for a free viewing of the decisive contest between the Bruins and Flyers.
The doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
The game will be shown on the center ice video board, and the arena will offer discounted concessions and jerseys.
The Bruins enter Game 7 (7 p.m., NESN) former owners of a 3-0 series lead. As the higher seed, the Bruins earned home-ice advantage and will host the Flyers at the TD Garden, where Bruins fans hope to curb the momentum the Flyers have gained with their last three wins.
Canadiens fans who viewed Montreal's Game 7 against Pittsburgh at the Bell Centre closed down St. Catherine Street in a riot after their victory. Bruins fans hope it will be Causeway Street, not Broad Street, that will have to be closed on Friday night.
