The Stanley Cup Playoffs start now, with divisional round series. Each post will contain the entire series.
Game 1: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In goal: Brian Elliott for the Flyers and Matt Murray for the Penguins. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Bryan Rust goal, via Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel. The Penguins added on with a Carl Hagelin goal, passed from Patric Hornqvist and Riley Sheahan. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Evgeni Malkin scored, thanks to Hagelin. The Penguins padded the lead with a Guentzel power play goal, powered by Derick Brassard and Conor Sheary. Pittsburgh chased Elliott with a Sidney Crosby goal, made possible by Brian Dumoulin and Guentzel. The Penguins continued against Petr Mrazek in the third period with another Crosby goal, assisted by Justin Schultz and Guentzel, the latter earning a sock trick. Pittsburgh made it 7-0 with a Crosby goal to complete a natural hat trick, with a lone assist by Dumoulin. This was the final score, with the three stars being Crosby, Guentzel, and Murray (24 save shutout), while Hagelin and Dumoulin get the honorable mentions. The Penguins lead the series 1-0.
Game 2: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In goal: Brian Elliott for the Flyers and Matt Murray for the Penguins. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, powered by Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier. The Flyers added on in the second period with a Couturier goal, via Ivan Provorov and Michael Raffl. Philadelphia extended the lead as Travis Konecny scored, thanks to Wayne Simmonds and Provorov. The Flyers padded the lead on a Nolan Patrick power play goal, made possible by Couturier and Jakub Voracek. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Patric Hornqvist goal, passed from Justin Schultz and Brian Dumoulin. Philadelphia iced at 5-1 with an Andrew MacDonald empty net goal, set up by Jori Lehtera. The three stars went to Couturier, Provorov, and Elliott (34 for 35 in saves). The series heads east tied at 1.
Game 3: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In goal: Matt Murray for the Penguins and Brian Elliott for the Flyers. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his fourth of the postseason, helped along by Patric Hornqvist. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Derick Brassard power play goal, powered by Phil Kessel and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Evgeni Malkin scored his second of the playoffs on the power play, with the help of Letang and Crosby. The Penguins padded the lead on a Brian Dumoulin goal, with a lone helper by Crosby. Philadelphia got on the board with a Travis Sanheim goal, helped along by Jakub Voracek and Nolan Patrick. Pittsburgh capped it at 5-1 in the third period on a Justin Schultz power play goal, with assists provided by Malkin and Crosby, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Crosby, Malkin, and Letang. The Penguins retook the series lead at 2-1.
Game 4: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In goal: Matt Murray for the Penguins and Brian Elliott for the Flyers. Pittsburgh began in the first period with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel. The Penguins added on with a Kessel goal, with a lone assist by Malkin. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the second period as Kris Letang scored, thanks to Jake Guentzel. The Penguins padded the lead on a Crosby goal, his fifth of the playoffs, coming off of Guentzel and Dominik Simon. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-0 with a Riley Sheahan goal in the third period, with helpers from Olli Maatta and Zach Aston-Reese. The three stars were Malkin, Kessel, and Murray (26 save shutout), while Crosby and Guentzel get the honorable mentions. Pittsburgh heads back home with a 3-1 series lead.
Game 5: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In goal: Michal Neuvirth for the Flyers and Matt Murray for the Penguins. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Claude Giroux goal, helped along by Jakub Voracek and Valtteri Filppula. Pittsburgh tied it on a Bryan Rust goal, his second of the postseason, via Conor Sheary and Derick Brassard in the second period. The Penguins took the lead with a Jake Guentzel goal, his second of the playoffs, coming off of Sidney Crosby and Dominik Simon. The Flyers retied it with a shorthanded Filppula goal, set up by Jori Lehtera. Philadelphia gained the lead with a Sean Couturier goal, his second of the postseason, with a lone assist by Wayne Simmonds. The Flyers iced it at 4-2 with a Matt Read empty net goal, set up by Filppula. The three stars were Filppula, Couturier, and Giroux. The series heads east again with the Penguins up 3-2.
Game 6: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In goal: Matt Murray for the Penguins and Michal Neuvirth for the Flyers. Philadelphia kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Sean Couturier goal, his third of the postseason, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh tied it on a Sidney Crosby goal, his sixth of the playoffs, assisted by Kris Letang and Brian Dumoulin. The Penguins took the lead on a Carl Hagelin goal, his second of the postseason, helped along by Phil Kessel and Riley Sheahan. The Flyers tied it on an Andrew MacDonald goal, his second of the playoffs, via Ivan Provorov and Couturier. Philadelphia pulled ahead on a Couturier goal in the second period, his second of the game and fourth of the postseason, passed from Matt Read. The Flyers added on with a Scott Laughton goal, with a lone assist by Couturier. Pittsburgh pulled back on a Patric Hornqvist goal, his second of the playoffs, fueled by Jake Guentzel and Crosby. The Penguins retied it on a Guentzel goal, his third of the postseason, guided in by Olli Maatta and Hornqvist. Pittsburgh gained the lead with a Guentzel goal in the third period, his fourth of the playoffs and second of the game, with a lone helper from Kessel. The Penguins extended the lead as Guentzel completed his hat trick on his fifth of the postseason, thanks to Crosby and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh padded the lead with a Guentzel goal, his fourth of the game and sixth of the playoffs, courtesy of Hornqvist and Letang, the latter earning a sock trick. Philadelphia got one back with a Couturier goal to complete his hat trick with his fifth of the postseason, dished from Claude Giroux. The Penguins iced it at 8-5 with a Bryan Rust empty net goal, his third of the playoffs. The three stars were Guentzel, Couturier, and Crosby, while Hornqvist, Letang, and Kessel get the honorable mentions. The Penguins took the series 4-2 to advance to the second round.
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