Overview
- Philadelphia closed out Pittsburgh 1-0 in overtime Wednesday on Cam York’s point shot, winning the series 4-2 and ending a two-game skid that had extended the matchup.
- Dan Vladar delivered a 42-save shutout for the Flyers, his second of the series, stopping the Penguins’ late push after they clawed back from a 3-0 series hole to force Game 6.
- The Flyers advance to face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference second round after making the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
- In Las Vegas, Brett Howden scored short-handed in double overtime Wednesday and Pavel Dorofeyev recorded a hat trick in a 5-4 win, giving the Golden Knights a 3-2 lead over the Utah Mammoth with Game 6 Friday in Salt Lake City.
- Vegas’s series has swung on clutch goals after Shea Theodore’s earlier overtime winner tied it 2-2, underscoring how tight games, special teams, and hot goaltending are shaping these first-round outcomes; for Philadelphia, it is also their first second-round berth in a full season since 2012.