Lidstrom and Murphy's puckhandling abilities helped them neutralize Philadelphia's vaunted forechecking. LeClair and Lindros only scored one goal each during the Finals series; LeClair scored the Flyers' only goal as they lost 6–1 in Game 3, while Lindros finally managed to put the puck in the net during the dying seconds of Game 4 to cut the Wings' lead to 2–1.
The exceptional passing skills of Lidstrom and Murphy enabled them to counteract Philadelphia's formidable forechecking. During the Finals series, LeClair and Lindros only managed a single goal each; LeClair scored the Flyers' lone goal in Game 3 as they were defeated 6–1, while Lindros finally found the net in Game 4 with seconds remaining to reduce the Wings' lead to 2–1.