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Flyers Beat Penguins 5-2 to Take 3-0 Series Lead

Philadelphia now eyes a home clincher Saturday following a momentum shift driven by special teams.

Overview

  • The Flyers, who won 5-2 Wednesday in Game 3, hold a 3-0 edge over the Penguins with Game 4 set for Saturday in Philadelphia.
  • A second-period scrum sent 11 players to the penalty boxes and led to a Flyers power play, and Trevor Zegras, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Nick Seeler scored in a six-minute surge that erased a 1-0 deficit.
  • Goaltender Dan Vladar made 28 saves and finished the game after appearing to hurt his right hand or wrist during third-period contact.
  • Special teams swung the night as Philadelphia scored its first two power-play goals of the series, while Pittsburgh finally converted twice with the man advantage after starting 0-for-7.
  • Elsewhere Wednesday, Dallas beat Minnesota 4-3 in double overtime on Wyatt Johnston’s winner to take a 2-1 series lead.