If the Caps/Flyers game is showing the Caps ahead by 1 or 2 mid-way through the third, the Flyers could pull their goalie much earlier than normal in the third since OT does the Flyers no good as you alluded to. The Wings game is the same time as the game in Philly so if the Wings are winning handily, it may dictate how the Flyers play the third if close. It would have been even crazier if the Pitt game was set for tonight.