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Flyers drop a 5-1 NHL decision Sunday against Pittsburgh
Philadelphia trails the first-round NHL playoff series with Pittsburgh, the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champions, two games to one.
Philadelphia's Flyers fell down two games to one in their first-round NHL playoff series with two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh with a 5-1 defeat to the visiting Penguins on Saturday.
Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby had one goal and three assists against the Flyers and Pittsburgh goalie Matt Murray had 26 saves. Other Penguins to score goals were Justin Schultz, Derek Brassard, Evgeni Martin, and Brian Dumoulin.
The Penguins jumped out to a 4-0 lead before the Flyers got on the scoreboard with a goal by rookie Travis Sanheim with 6:18 to go in the second period.
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Flyers' goalie Brian Elliott had a rough night with 21 saves on 26 shots. The Flyers host the Penguins for game four of the series on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
In the Flyers' history, they are 7-21 in series where they trail two games to one and are 20-3 when they lead the series two games to one.
