Penguins/Flyers Game 4 Recap: Not done yet, Crosby helps Pens win, extend season
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 25: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins reacts after scoring a first period power-play goal against Dan Vladar #80 of the Philadelphia Flyers in Game Four of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on April 25, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images Pregame The Penguins mix it up a bit, the old second line is back, Elmer Soderblom is back, Ilya Solovyov and Arturs Silovs makes his Penguin playoff debut in a do or die situation. How we're lining up for Game 4 👇 pic.
twitter. com/CF9w57HAkc — x – Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 25, 2026 The Flyers don’t have any changes from what has gotten them the 3-0 series lead. #Flyers lines in warmups vs.
PIT 🐧 Foerster-Zegras-Tippett Konecny-Dvorak-Martone Barkey-Cates-Michkov Glendening-Couturier-Hathaway Sanheim-Ristolainen York-Drysdale Seeler-Juulsen Vladař — Jackie Spiegel (@jackiespiegel93) April 25, 2026 First period Pittsburgh gets off to a good start, the period is defined by each team taking an offensive zone penalty and the results of the power play. Anthony Mantha keeps up his inglorious playoff run by headed to the boc, but his team kills it off. A short time later, Denver Barkey gets his stick up on Sam Girard to send the Pens to a power play.
It’s short work, Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff to Erik Karlsson then slips into a quiet area. Karlsson feeds Crosby the puck and it’s a trickier-than-it-looks one-timer for a puck coming at him at a weird angle. The whole thing throws Dan Vladar off and the puck sails by him into the net.
SIDSATIONAL ON THE POWER PLAY 🤩 pic. twitter. com/4Rx3SG237V — x – Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 26, 2026 Blake Lizotte takes a post-whistle penalty late in the period, the Pens steer it home.
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