US EditionPenguins Fend Off Elimination Again with a 3-2 Game 5 Win over Flyers to Send Series Back to Philly
- The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Monday, April 27, at PPG Paints Arena, forcing a Game 6 in their first-round playoff series.
- Goals by Elmer Soderblom, Connor Dewar, and Kris Letang powered the Pittsburgh victory, with Letang's go-ahead goal banking off the backboards and Flyers goalie Dan Vladar.
- Philadelphia's Alex Bump netted his first career playoff goal and Travis Sanheim scored off a deflection, but Penguins goalie Arturs Silovs stopped 28 of 30 shots to secure the win.
- Penguins captain Sidney Crosby briefly left the ice after a knee injury but returned to help preserve the lead in the critical victory.
- Game 6 is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, in Philadelphia; the series winner will advance to face the Carolina Hurricanes, who swept the Ottawa Senators.
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Flyers fall in Game 5, series heads back to South Philly with pressure mounting
PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- The Philadelphia Flyers missed a chance to close out their playoff series Monday night, falling 3-2 on the road to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5. With an opportunity to advance, the Flyers instead found themselves in a tight battle that now shifts back to Philadelphia with the series at 3-2. The [...]
Krist Letang's goal gave Pittsburgh a 3-2 victory and lowered its lead with Philadelphia to 2-3 in wins. Vegas tied the game at 2-2 against Utah after Shea Theodore hit a shot in the final minute of the first overtime period to make it 5-4.
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Penguins fend off elimination again with a Game 5 win over Flyers to send series back to Philly
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Dewar, Kris Letang and Elmer Soderblom scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins avoided elimination for the second time in 48 hours with a 3-2 win over Philadelphia in Game 5 of their first-round series on Monday night.
Pittsburgh Penguins tvingar fram en sjätte åttondelsfinal mot Philadelphia Flyers. Det efter ett märkligt avgörande. – Ibland skapar man sin egen tur, stager matchhjälten Kris Letang.
NEW YORK. The Pittsburgh Penguins are still standing. They also won last night's round in the emotional playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers and are now aiming to t
The Penguins needed Sidney Crosby to do Sidney Crosby things against Philly. The captain delivered - The Morning Sun
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The sequence might as well have served as a metaphor of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season. There was Sidney Crosby, his left knee throbbing after absorbing a blistering shot from the point by teammate Ryan Shea, limping off the ice and disappearing down the tunnel in the second period of Game 5 on Monday night against Philadelphia. A few minutes later, with the Penguins' longtime captain still out of sight, the Flyers tied it. Su…
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