Penguins beat Flyers 3-2 to force Game 6
So this is what normal playoff hockey looks like. Big saves. Tight checking. Defense. Strong penalty killing.
Took long enough, though better late than never for Marc-Andre Fleury and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Fleury withstood a furious third-period onslaught to stop 24 shots and the Penguins extended their season with a 3-2 victory over the Flyers on Friday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
Pittsburgh, which dropped the first three games of this wide-open series, now trails 3-2 heading into Game 6 on Sunday inPhiladelphia.
''Our story doesn't change,'' Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby said. ''It's still desperation for us.''
And maybe for the Flyers, too.
Philadelphia used a pair of early power-play goals to take a 2-1 lead, but failed to close out the Penguins.
Took long enough, though better late than never for Marc-Andre Fleury and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Fleury withstood a furious third-period onslaught to stop 24 shots and the Penguins extended their season with a 3-2 victory over the Flyers on Friday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
Pittsburgh, which dropped the first three games of this wide-open series, now trails 3-2 heading into Game 6 on Sunday inPhiladelphia.
''Our story doesn't change,'' Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby said. ''It's still desperation for us.''
And maybe for the Flyers, too.
Philadelphia used a pair of early power-play goals to take a 2-1 lead, but failed to close out the Penguins.