ive ▁than ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁ 4 ▁shut outs ▁( vers us ▁ 2 ▁the ▁previous ▁year ) ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 . 8 9 ▁G AA ▁( vers us ▁ 2 . 0 2 ). ▁In ▁both ▁championship ▁play off ▁runs , ▁Parent ▁shut ▁out ▁the ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁dec iding ▁sixth ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bru ins ▁ 1 – 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Sab res ▁ 2 – 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁" Only ▁the ▁Lord ▁saves ▁more ▁than ▁Bern ie ▁Parent " ▁became ▁a ▁catch - phr ase ▁and ▁b um per ▁st icker ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁those ▁years . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁Fly ers ▁prepared ▁a ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁championship ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁consecutive ▁year , ▁Parent ▁was ▁s idel ined ▁by ▁a ▁pre - season ▁neck ▁injury ▁requiring ▁surg ery ▁and ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁only ▁ 1 1 ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 6 . ▁Parent ▁had ▁pin ched ▁a ▁n erve ▁in ▁his ▁neck ▁causing ▁radi ating ▁pain . ▁Do ctors ▁removed ▁a ▁disk ▁and ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁b one ▁hoping ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁but ▁Parent ▁suffered ▁from ▁continued ▁pain ▁in ▁his ▁neck ▁throughout ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁line up ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁incons istent ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁reg ain ▁the ▁starting ▁job ▁from ▁net m inder