The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 last night in Game Three of their Stanley Cup Playoff Series. Sidney Crosby had his fourth goal of the playoffs and three assists. Evgeni Malkin had his second playoff goal and added an assist. Goaltender Matt Murray stopped 26 shots, including 11 shots from the Flyers on power plays. The Pens were 3-of-7 on power plays. The Flyers went 0-for-6.
The Pens have taken a 2-1 lead in the series which will resume Wednesday in Philadelphia. Face-off is 7pm. Pre-game on WISR will be 6:30pm.
Other Stanley Cup Playoff games:
–Columbus came from behind to defeat Washington 5-4 in overtime and take a 2-0 series lead. Sergei Bobrovsky made 54 saves for the Blue Jackets.
–Las Vegas took a 3-0 series lead over Los Angeles with a 3-2 win last night.
–Minnesota defeated Winnipeg 6-2. Winnipeg leads the series 2-1.
Tonight:
–New Jersey will host Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay leads the series 2-0.
–Toronto will host Boston. The Bruins lead the series 2-0.
–Colorado will host Nashville. Nashville leads the series 2-0.
–San Jose will host Anaheim. San Jose leads the series 2-0.