Flyers Steal Game 1 After Battle With Penguins on Saturday
PITTSBURGH – The Philadelphia Flyers (1-0) took the 1-0 series lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins (0-1) on Saturday with the 3-2 win after a battle at PPG Paints Arena, stealing Game 1 on the road against their bitter cross-state rival. Jamie Drysdale, Travis Sanheim, and Porter Martone scored for the Flyers. Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust scored for the Penguins.
It was everything you’d expect from the Keystone State rivalry, especially in the playoffs. There was no shortage of nastiness on the ice. Crushing hits, post-whistle scrums, and a lot of talking back and forth.
That took over in the first period, as both teams went into the first intermission scoreless. Philadelphia had no shortage of chances in the second period, but only converted once. Pittsburgh was able to even the score before it was over.
After two early third-period power plays, the Flyers still could not take the lead, but eventually found the go-ahead score from the slot halfway through the final period. A Flyers rookie put the game on ice with less than three minutes to play, and the Flyers were able to hold on to the win. Here is how we got to the final score.
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