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| Game 1 |
Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1
Pittsburgh dominates from start to finish as Marc-Andre Fleury makes 26 saves and Sidney Crosby records a power-play goal and an assist. The Pens also get goals from Tyler Kennedy, Evgeni Malkin and Mark Eaton.
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| Game 2 |
Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2 (OT)
Evgeni Malkin forces overtime by deflecting a puck into the net using his knee with 3:47 left in the third period. Bill Guerin seals the win with a 5-on-3 power play goal 18:29 into the extra period.
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| Game 3 |
Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 3
Simon Gagne scores twice and Claude Giroux posts a goal and an assist. Gagne's shorthanded tally in the second period holds up as the game-winner. Evgeni Malkin scores two of Pittsburgh's goals.
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| Game 4 |
Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 1
Marc-Andre Fleury finishes with 45 saves and Tyler Kennedy nets the eventual game-winner 7:41 into the second period. Matt Cooke records two assists. Sidney Crosby and Maxim Talbot also score.
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| Game 5 |
Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 0
Martin Biron makes 28 saves for his second career shutout and fourth-liner Aaron Asham provides the only goal Philadelphia needs for the win. Claude Giroux and Mike Knuble also score.
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| Game 6 |
Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 3
Philadelphia takes a 3-0 lead, but Pittsburgh responds with five unanswered goals. Sergei Gonchar scores the go-ahead goal 2:19 into the third period. Sidney Crosby scores twice.
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| Series Notes & Quotes |
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The Penguins have won four of the last five meetings between the
teams. It marked the first time, however, Pittsburgh registered
a win against Philadelphia in Game 6. ... The Flyers dropped to
0-14 in series in which they fall behind 3-1. ... The series win
is the first for interim coach Dan Bylsma. ... All but four
Penguins (Petr Sykora, Miroslav Satan, Philippe Boucher and
Pascal Dupuis) recorded at least one point in the
series. ... Pittsburgh C Evgeni Malkin led all players with nine
points (four goals, five assists) in the series. ... G
Marc-Andre Fleury is just 1-3 when Pittsburgh has the
opportunity to eliminate an opponent. With his win in Game 6, he
improved to 3-0 on the second try.
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| Series MVP |
| Pittsburgh C Sidney Crosby |
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Malkin may have finished with one more point than Crosby in the
series, but the Penguins captain carried his team with solid
all-around play. Crosby finished the series with four goals and
four assists, recording points in every contest except for Game
5. He was exceptionally good in the faceoff circle, winning 99
of 156 of his draws (63.5 percent). In Game 6, he capped the
Pens' comeback from three goals down and provided an empty
netter for insurance.
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Game 6: The Penguins dismiss the Flyers from the playoffs for the second straight year. (Getty Images)
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| Season Series |
| Pittsburgh wins, 4-2 |
| Date |
Result |
| Oct. 14 |
Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2 (OT) |
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| Nov. 13 |
Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4 (SO) |
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| Dec. 13 |
Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 3 |
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| Jan. 13 |
Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2 |
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| Feb. 21 |
Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4 |
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| Mar. 22 |
Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 1 |
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| Expert Picks |
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Goldstein: The Penguins are primed to make a statement early in the playoffs. |
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Cimilluca: This one was a coin toss... literally. |
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Brown: The Pens have skill, but not enough strength for the rough-and-tumble Flyers. |
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Hurcomb: Pittsburgh has renewed energy and balance under interim coach Dan Bylsma. |
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Fans: Pittsburgh 67%, Philadelphia 33% |
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