NHL playoffs: Flyers defeat Penguins in OT thriller to advance to second round
Cam York buried the winner 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years with a 1-0 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The Flyers are set for a second-round showdown against Carolina. "Just tried to put it there," York said.
"We knew that it was going to be a greasy one. It felt really good to see that one go in. " CAM YORK IS OUR OVERTIME HERO.
#IgniteTheOrange | @fwwebb pic. twitter. com/zfD8pDSmAw ā x - Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) April 30, 2026 Dan Vladar was again sensational in the net and stopped all 42 shots and prevented the Penguins from playing for a shot at playoff history.
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins tried to become just the fifth team in NHL history to win a series after trailing 3-0. They won two straight games to force Game 6. It's the Flyers who are moving on in coach Rick Tocchet's first season.
Arturs Silovs made 31 saves. The last playoff game to head to overtime scoreless was Winnipeg and Edmonton in a 2021 first-round series. The Jets won 1-0 in the first OT.