Now, it's mind over muscle; Game 5 tired both teams; so, mental approach key.(Sports)

Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY - Staff Writer

PHILADELPHIA - After the Albany River Rats and Philadelphia Phantoms split the first four games of their best-of-7 opening-round playoff series, it became best-of-3.

Who would have figured the teams would have tried to play the three games in one night?

Barely 36 hours after their five-overtime epic - the length of nearly 2( games - the teams return to the ice Saturday afternoon for Game 6. A weary and depressed Albany club needs to muster up a winning formula or their American Hockey League season will be over.

"The first five minutes are going to be critical, because that's when they'll try to win the …