US EditionPhiladelphia Flyers' Porter Martone Becomes 12th NHL Teenager to Score in His First 2 Playoff Games
- Martone has scored two goals to put the Flyers up 2-0 in their first-round series against archrival Pittsburgh, with the rookie recording 12 points in 11 games since turning pro.
- Game 3 of the Battle of Pennsylvania is set for Wednesday in Philadelphia, marking the first home playoff game mascot Gritty will attend with a chance to move toward sweeping the Penguins.
- "There's not a lot of guys that can come in and make the impact that he has," Flyers forward Travis Konecny said, praising the 19-year-old's maturity in the playoffs.
- Crosby, who has 36 points in 25 playoff games against Philadelphia, was held off the scoresheet in the first two games of this series. His return looms for Game 3.
- "The fans, when they're into it, this fanbase and this city embraces their team," said Tocchet, who skated in 95 playoff games during two stints with the Flyers.
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The Philadelphia Flyers are defying the odds and have an emphatic 2-0 series lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And, they just so happen to be impressing a whole lot of people around the NHL, including a star player.Coming into this series, the Penguins were the major favorite. Whether you went by the sportsbooks, or virtually every hockey analytics site pumping out a projection in the Penguins’ fav…
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Porter Martone has two goals in the first two games of the Penguins series. He’s 19 years old. He’s the sixth youngest player in NHL history to score a goal in each of his first two career playoff games. He played only nine career NHL games before these playoffs. A month ago, he wasn’t even on the team. Flyers fans have every reason to be pumped about this kid. Stuart Skinner, on the other hand, does not. It looks like the Penguins goaltender is…
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