Penguins/NHL
Flyers 4 – Penguins 2
(PIT LEADS SERIES, 3-2)
The Philadelphia Flyers have extended the series and forced a Game 6 with a 4-2 win on Friday Night at the PPG Paints Arena.
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Sean Couturier broke a 2-2 tie with a 1:15 left in regulation and Matt Read added an empty netter as the Flyers staved off elimination.
The loss for the Penguins was more about the Penguins themselves than the Flyers.
Pittsburgh had a meh performance through the first half of the game, which was even in play, but the Penguins started finding their legs in the second period, big game Bryan Rust tied the game at 1-1 (12:00 mark) and then Jake Guentzel put the Penguins up 2-1 with his second goal of the playoffs, 4:45 later.
Momentum was all with the Penguins and then 17 seconds after the Guentzel goal, Pittsburgh goes on the power play as Radko Gudas is called for holding.
This seemed like a situation where it would be game over, but instead Pittsburgh’s No. 1 power play in Mike Sullivan’s mind got caught with an extended shift and Valtteri Filppula scored shorthanded to tie the game at 2-2.
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Michal Neuvirth made 30 saves for the Flyers in his first start since Feb. 16 and the move by Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol to start Neuvirth gave Philadelphia an obvious spark.
And Neuvirth playing well early was also a needed element for the Flyers mentally in believing they could get the goaltending to extend the series as all confidence had been lost in Brian Elliott.
Sidney Crosby has been phenomenal in the series with 5 goals and 5 assists. What’s been interesting, though, in both Penguin losses this series is how Crosby was in identical spots late in a period to change the momentum of a game.
Game 2 it was firing wide in the waning seconds of period two, a goal Crosby scores 9 out of 10 times and then in Game 5 Neuvirth had highway robbery on Crosby with 50.3 seconds left in regulation from the same exact spot.
— When the Penguins have blown 3-1 series leads in the past, they’ve suffered the type of losses in Game 5 that are momentum changing altering type losses where the opposition gets life with a dominating performance they can build off of.
It happened in 2014 against the Rangers where New York whooped the Penguins all over the ice with a 5-1 win and Pittsburgh never re-took control of the series.
Going way back, in 2011 was the same case against the Lightning.
This game 5 loss for the Penguins was none of that.
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NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Derick Brassard had an assist, 8 shots on goal, 64% in possession and was 75% in the faceoff circle. Brassard had his best game of the series during 5-on-5 play.
Phil Kessel was a minus-2 and had 0 shots on goal. Kessel continues to look bothered with something as there’s explosiveness in his skating right now.
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“Pens will sweep Flyers” -Samuel Duranceau-Cloutier
Hope we can win Game 6.
Murray will do his best to entertain. The fans he promised during the series In some point pens will need 6 In order to win For him he kept this magic number just for the playoffs
How’s the Pittsburgh Hockey Now site?
Go to bed. You need your rest based on your whiny posts.
If Washington loses 6, series starts Saturday no matter who wins 7.
If Washington wins 6, series starts Thursday.
Any news on Haglin?
You’re probably going to get day-to-day, upper body injury bs from Sully. I fully expect our insider here to get the truth though from his Penguin sources. He is an insider ya know.
DePaoli, are you going to wait until the start of the 2nd round to post the Flyers’ game 6 recap? I know you’re down to two subscribers but a little effort would be appreciated
DePaoli, you should start a pay site for the more sophisticated fan.
There is not even instant buzz. Must be gone celebrating at gaydoggs bar
agreed, only the people that knew to blow up the roster and start over again for a five year span between 2011 and April of 2016 are sophisticated enough for Ds new page lol!
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It’s going to be an exclusive club ..all those that wanted to trade Crosby
Lol, name one that legit wanted him moved! Or do we need to explain why shits said out here… again…
???…cant make sense of that post
Not a surprise… name one person that actually wanted to trade Crosby and simply wasn’t trying to piss sam off using his own bullshit?
Me. And I wasnt alone. Im not afraid. Maybe before your time on this site. There were a few years there that Crosby looked done.
The guy literally had slumps… for that some wanted him gone lol. Wow
Before my time would have needed the 08 loss to Detroit
Stain was serious and stupid
You would kill it on that site as well. Your witty repartee is what makes this site.
Thanks man
Bring your poo emoji with you. Makes sense that’s your pic.
Nathan looks good tonight.
-3 so far for the subject of -5am’s drooling.
His looked better then chubby dispite his team sucks he alone carried the team the playoffs. While chubby carried himself to Sonic for hot dogs
When the series was on the line, kessel stepped up and Nathan got shut with a -3. Wrong again, chubster.
1 point and a -3 over the last 3 games. Big Nathan stepping up when the Av’s season was on the line!
Anyway Nathan over that chubby
Nathan now can carry his golf bag.
Crosby brought his A game vs Philly. Hopefully he plays the same vs cbus/wash.
2 game winner assists in round 1. Letang and Kessell each had 1 game winner assist.
https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidBastl/status/984255316161216513
That’s awesome!
Preds/Avs, It’s so strange seeing a goalie make a clean save.
It’s strange seeing an adult cry on a daily basis.
He’s not an adult. Not the way he acts. I question if he’s a man. They way he cries he has to be a chick.
Ouch
Oh no
Hope Columbus can win and go back to washington for game 7 wednesday. I’d like to be able to watch the NFL draft in peacr Thursday without having to flip channels back and forth for 3 hours.
As far as who wins that series? I don’t care, it’s a cake walk in round 2. Can’t wait for Tampa in the ecf.
Why? Useless Tomlin and Colbert will stand pat and watch every LB get taken before they pick. They will reach for a DB. Mark it down.
Flyers outplayed the pens in the regular season and the playoffs. They’re the better team. Pens stink, nuke this bitcch!
This is the worst place to celebrate a Pens win.
haha…Like looking for a drink at an AA meeting (right MStar?)
I’m Fruitbat. wait, I’m Gaydogg. Wait I’m….
Nope, you’re just forgettable.
Apparently not to you. You stink at this.
Man you love me. Every post is for me. I’m so flattered. I barely talk to you but you always call me out. It’s cute.
Well, you been in this site for a week.
In this site. Moron.
Look the Minister of Doom DiegoDickFan is here. Here it comes, the I told you posts are coming. Also, nobody cares about Dejan’s site either.
Since you are here
You didn’t even see the comeback. You closed your tv when it was 4-2 Philly.
Can’t wait for the offseason….Letang and Fraud Murray for Price and Patches
Glad you aren’t the GM. You can make that trade on your Xbox loser.
Yawn
Another unoriginal post.
Zatkoff will probably be available… MAF, Murray, Zatkoff… which one did this guy say doesn’t suck?
Easy, we know The Mental Midget will come up short when the game is on the line. Now we’re learning the overhyped Murray is a fraud.
Couturier played last 3 games with a torn mcl. That’s a tough player. Giroux, he’s a vag.
Not as tough as Brassard
Can’t wait to read Dejan’s press release on Brassard. Glad Pens picked him up in case Sid or Geno got hurt.
“Ian Cole > Bobby Orr” – Maloni
Pens need 8 to win!
Actually they needed 6 to win.
you dont miss a beat
I got the beat I got the beat…
Beat it, beat it
Pens in 6…moved Sheahan up to center 2nd line…Mstari…rrr…fruitbat, you nailed it again. Know your hockey man
I don’t get it?
exactly
Even when they win you are still angry. Brassard must have banged your boyfriend.
Angry? Because I called Pens in six? because I said Sullivan should move Sheahan up to the second line? Or maybe its was the Ruhwedel-Oleksiak pairing I called for in January…. Im not angry, just bored.
I must have missed it on here when you flipped the switch for Sheahan. You dogged the guy since he was brought in. Well, I don’t live on here like you. Dude you are a mess. I feel bad for you. I bet you don’t have a lot of friends.
Yes, you know nothing. Understood.
You must have been on the debate team at your Cyberschool. Killing it.
You are angry and board line retarded with your posts.
Ruhwedel was on the ice for 3 of 5 goals… great call lol.
He’s been a step up from Hunwick but Jesus lol
He doesn’t get what he’s watching. He just has any angry agenda. Every post is the same. Sad.
He’s no Derek Pouliot…
It’s gold the idiot that thinks Zatkoff was an NHL goaltender still has to go to the Pouliot well lol.
Tell me… was Sheahan a good pick up or was he trash? I’m trying to remember what you decided on last…
hmm..pretty sure ive been the only one on this site advocacting that he play with Kessel instead of the overhyped Brassard. I believe you and Gaydogg were in the “Scott Wilson is the missing piece” crowd.
In typical fashion you need to revise history to make a point. Wilson was a more complete player than Reaves. You eventually came around to see how he didn’t fit about 3 months later. I jumped all over the Sheahan idea in the preseason lol. I was fine moving Wilson for him.
No one ever called him key, you use hyperbole in an attempt to vindicate your poor calls. Such as Pouliot and the debate over a single game lol. The same guy that thinks Zatkoff was a key piece himself and still maintains that unapologetically
Actually, my point was, and always has been, Zatkoff played an unherladed role in the Cup win. Pens fall behind the Rangers and it was lights out. Further, you dont need a franchise golaie to win a cup, just a goalie that gets hot. But you know all of this. Afterall before you were a Hunwick fan you were a Hainsey apologist.
So are you suggesting they could have won with Zatkoff? Or that Murray is a franchise goalie? They won with Hainsey lol. And the only pro-Hunwick argument I made all year was when geniuses such as yourself were still attempting to justify “dude can play” because despite Hunwicks complete inability to read a defensive play he was grossly outperforming Reaves. It was by design to show how stupid it was to make the claim lol. Another swing and miss… You should be asking D to start a new page for you, sam and a couple others. That’s a league of… Read more »
“they won with hainsey”…classic
Im suggesting neither.
Hey -5am… Who won fuckface? I know you’re such a fake fucken piece of St Lawrence sewage that this makes you upset but who won *****? #flyersinsix
“Flyers in 6” – chubster
Giroux being a pu$$y was the turning point in the game. If he mans up and drops Kessell, they win. Instead he lead his team by being a pu$$y and they played like shitt rhe rest of the game. The PP they got meant nothing, he sent a different message.
Tablott knows what a fight can do for your team, Giroux has a vagina.
Talbot.
He’s a Flyer. That’s their MO. Bobby Clarke made a career out of being cheap and never standing up to players when they call him out. Have fun at the Worlds Claude.
Trade malkin
Good one Sam. Your Mom wished she could have traded you when you came into this world.
Murray stole this match
Philly is to the US like Montreal is to Canada. Bunch of belligerent, uncivilized, whiney babies stuck in the past.
Sully looking good thanks to Canadians surrounding him from. Ownership to gm to assistant coaches to the captain.
Flyers in 6, right chubster?
You mean Murray?
What part of Canada is Guentzel,Rust, Hornqvist, and Kessel from?
Yea, throw them out for the last 30 seconds lol. You will show them!
Stay classy Philly!
Stay classy Philly!
Was it this year when they threw those white brackets
Murray is the man of his word pens will need 6 for him in this playoffs
Don’t flater yourself.
Who won fuckface? I know you’re such a fake fucken piece of St Lawrence sewage that this makes you upset but who won bitch?
Arizona-born Sean Couturier has been impressive.
He has French blood in him that’s why.
It was French blood that prevented them from gettin the job done… Giroux… 1 assist and minus three while Couts was diving all over the ice
Murray complaining. Maybe the ghost hit him
He was clearly touched by the French named retard in orange… it just wasn’t interference you French retard
Murray glove fails us again. Sheahan terrible clear.
DB must be enjoying. This game
No one cares you fucken stupid fucken retard
Yikes….
Just one come on tighten up boys
Sam’s back with his fake routine he’s happy the Pens are winning.
I wanna shit on Sid just to piss -5am off but Jesus… 13 points this series…. unreal. Guys fucken awesome
Wells Fargo Center:
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Will the Flyers switch goalies?
Do the flyers have a goalie
Mirazchuck is coming in next
Trade malkin.
You mean like last year when the Pens beat the caps while Crosby faked a concussion?
Guentzel is a real American!
Behind every American there is an Canadian. So don’t flater yourself
That’s why i never bent over 🙂
Flater!
Judging by the poster I’m sure he meant “flatearth”
Holy shit! Sometime… it’s looks like Crosby is out there by himself… well… him and Jake… and Hornqvist
LOL
You have to admit, Guentzel is under appreciated often
Wow that should have been another Letang penalty. Wow
Maybe, it was a one handed play at the puck so it’s curious how Couturiere went down so hard… I mean other than that French name
Jake the Snake baby!
Letang is the worst.
How can he argue that call?
Good thing Letang saved his biggest stupid play until this point of the game… so valuable
Way to be lazy Letang!!!
NHL justice stupidity at its highest level.
#America
American made that goal.
Who was that masked American
Jake and bake!
Woooooooooooo
I thought it was a dirty hit.
It was in any acceptable standard but this is the NHL
No comments from sam since philly scored their 4th goal. What a shocker, he closed his tv again.
What did everyone think of the Giroux hit?
Late, not sure about if he left his feet, but definately late.
Like his hit on Letang borderline but should be looked at. I still think Letang got concussed and knows enough to lie his way back in to playing. His thought process and vision seems worse than before.
Seen one angle but he seemed to go a tad high
Thought Giroux shlt his pants when he saw Kessel coming after him
Is Gudas a double agent? He’s done his best to sabotage Philly.
He watched tape of his idol Letang.
That tape needs burned to protect young defensemen everywhere.
Murray didn’t make a save on that Edzo you idiot!
He did in Edzoland.
I would hate to live there.
The Penguins can do no wrong in Edzoland.
Gudas is terrible. Worst playoff goaltending by any two teams this playoff.
Tell you truth Jarry has looked bad in first games in their series
Haven’t checked. Who they playing?
down 2-0 to Charlotte Checkers in a best of 5
Ouch! Not looking good.
Tell me about it I had to buy the first two series of baby pens on AHL TV. At this right might be just 3 games
Refs are a joke today. Rip a guys helmet off and that’s not a penalty. Garage league.
How did Sheary get a cross checking penalty ? Roughing maybe…
Should have been 4 and a 2. We deserved a powerplay there.
Meh, i’m ok with the skirmish, they’re men. The cross check to the back while skating away should have been a 2 minute penalty for being a bitcch.
Yeah that bout us a freebie then.
No one wants to be the guy that was bullied by Sheary lol
Wow. Great pass by Guentzel.
Big goal !
yes we can still muddle through this. But need that one big steal save to bolster the team.
I have no faith in Murray today.
If we have to go 7 to beat they Flyers we aren’t a favorite to get out of the East.
Pens need 5 for him as I said Murray did promise at certain point of series team will need 6. He kept that magic number for the playoffs for dumb fan. Base like npl that likes entertainment
Pop quiz, name the only goaltender in NHL history to win two Stanley’s cups as a rookie?
we are missing the fire Malkin brings that is for sure.
That was a bad goal.
This is our future. We do need 5 at least.
Terrible goal. Terrible performance by Murray today.
Jesus Christ Murray has to fucken have that
16 shots 4 goals still no gif from npl
Glad we don’t need physical players in the new NHL. Meek inherit good tee times.
Philly has a bunch of moderately physical guys playing physical…. that’s not a players mindset as much as it’s a team buying into a formula.
Giroux was scared to fight Kessel. Thats so French.
Yeah, what an idiot to draw a penalty in a must win game.
Because Giroux is a important player for the team must win unlike chubby
This crowd is louder then the pens museum
Pens losing because not enough of pp
Whos a$$ does Giroux have to grab to get a call out there?
been bad puck luck so far also have to say that
Ask npl he will be able to confirm it he is an expert for puck lucks
Npl do you have any gif videos of Murray
You dont need to be selfish you can share or with us fatso. This is not food
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That’s not 2018 playoffs fatso
11 shots 3 goals
Pens will need 4 for fraud Murray
hmmm novel idea goalie gets in front of shot to stop it.
Beaten by a guy on one leg. Ridiculous
Yeah Wow sums it all. Shades of Gordie Laxton
Close your tvs
Wow…
Sam out to cheer Arizona born Couturier in 3… 2… 1…
I don’t care where he is born he is French and speaks it very fluent
So have all,the great surrendered
“He’s fluent in French so ya, I’d suck his dick” -5am
Our powerplay has become unwatchable.
after last game as long as our PP stays above minus 1 i will be happy
Yes. If you can’t score don’t give up one.
We need malkin. He is a pp specialist
Kessell at the point is a bad look for the PP.
Sheary has to bury that!
Sheary needs to do a lot of things. Getting traded this off season is a good start.
Yes from your mouth to God’s ears
But still need zeroTools permission
“To gods ears” – figures lol
Sheary sucks
The glove is in playoff form
Jesus. Get the puck out and don’t screen the goalie!
Got to do a better job moving bodies man
I hope Brassard can pick his game up more than what we’ve seen so far, he will need to step up with Geno out. That said, Sheahan looks good
So quiet in that building now… sounds like Montreal
Hornqvist is a beauty
so many intangibles that don’t show up on the score sheet.
Shhhhhhhhhh…. I mean he’s been resigned but talk like that can cost you 10.5 million AAV lol
Nice turnover by Giroux. Great pass by Kessel.
Our friend Carl.
Neuvirth same glove coach as Murray I guess.
Nice lol
Huge… that will offset Letangs first fuck up due later this game
He must been taking notes from the Russian since he scores then takes dumb. Penalties
Naw, I’m talking about his assault on his single season give away record… which he already obliterated
Thank God pens have sid basically plays alone in this series
yeah i have always said he looks like he plays with himself too much on the ice.
Right… because Hornqvist did nothing and even the man you were Uber apologetic for was important… such a bandwagon fan
I heard npl left this site since Tampax advanced to the second round he will only come back if pens win today now at the moment he is a Tampax fan
Pens need pp
They can borrow one from your mom
Our defense is so soft in front of the net. Hit somebody!
The guy that you could count on to do that play for Columbus now.
Is it me or flyer’s fans are way louder then pens fb fan base
Well… you make a lot of noise so…
Hey npl Another French Canadian score
Fun fact Couturier was born in America. No wonder he’s clutch.
Fun… er? Fact… same town as Austen Matthews
This series so far team scores first wins so for some bandwagons turn off your tv
Coming from the douche that basically openly cheers against the Penguins regularly
Npl promised he will turn off his TV from there first goal scored
Excellent play by Ruhwedel…
Murray needs to squeeze that
Comedy of errors here
That first goal was letang guys lol
That’s the scary thing, he wasn’t even on the ice and is likely good for a few fuck ups
You clown I’m being sarcastic since everything is letang fault according to clowns here
You shit you fucken moron, I’d need a massive head injury to think as slowly as you. I was piling on to the comment dumbass
so the visiting team has won 80% of the games so far in this series. bodes well i guess
D all over the updates. What a loser.
Geno is out, Dustin is in.
As long as Letang doesn’t fire a grenade at his own end again the Pens should still be able to close here
Beastie Boys – Sabotage is his theme song.
I’m gonna listen to that pregame now lol
No Malkin in the warmup.
He is catching up to his annual vacation usually he takes them Feb – March time
You’re a stupid fucken retard!
Fun fact: Mike Babcock hasn’t made it out of the second round since 2009. We all know how that ended. #underachiever
Malkin and Hornqvist are game time decisions.
I think they play.
Edit. I think one of them play.
Letang is the worst
Hainsey looked good on the Backes goal.
He sucks yet he is the most used defence in the league when. It comes to pk. You judge players based on one play and yet you drool on lazy players that shows up once in a while
So when a Defensemen shits down his leg on all four goals in a game?
Bolts took care of business. Sure the bruins will too. Big difference being hungry
I wonder what is being posted on insidebostonsports.com after they didn’t close out tonight. See what I did there?
So did pens when they had chance last night
Yet out insider here blames only letang
That was funny. I’d like to think I jinxed Boston, like Dejan’s arrogant columns are jinxing the pens
Ha! You know their message boards are blowing up. Who you like today? Pens in 6, I’m taking you at your word.
Fucking Capitals.
Caps in 5
Hornqvist most likely in for game 6. Malkin uncertain and was the only player not at practice.
Possible lines:
Getz-Crosby-Hornqvist
Hags-Brassard-Kessel
Sheary-Sheahan-Rust
ZAR-Rowney-kuhnhackl
Dustin and Simon are healthy scratches.
I’d leave the third line intact. Move Sheahan to 2C and sit ZAR for simon.
I would sit Letang and play Gonchar.
ROFL seriously now someone with Reaves disease for ZAR. ZAR does the little things well in both ends. Simon couldn’t find the defensive 3rd of ice with GPS.
Would’ve never happened with DB and Orpik.
Hunwick for Letang please. I just looked, that assshole is signed till 2022. They’re screwed if they can’t get him to retire. Maybe they can eat a % of his contract and trade him for cap relief.
You just now realized how long he is under contract for? Wow.
Don’t blame him be just started watching hockey since pens won the cup in 2016. Then you have sam ,(npl) started to watch hockey since, 2017 hockey. And then you have a bunch here that discover hockey since Crosby drafted
Letang’s play was frustrating, being on the ice for all four goals against. He is such an amazing talent, it’s frustrating watching him chase pucks behind his own net, leaving players free in front to score. He gave up on the Filppula shorty shortly after Filppula dropped a pass and picked up the rebound to score. Terrible.
He WAS an amazing talent. Those days are gone. He’s been broken down by injuries and his frame is too small to take the abuse that is delivered to him by the opponents. Because of the physical beating he’s taking, his game has become lazy. He had a great run as an elite defenseman, but those days are over.
Playing him 20 plus mins a night every night on the PK, ES and PP is not helping anyone.
Funny how you guys have a agenda on him. If course his name will come up he is on ice most of the time because he plays more minutes
How about kessel with the game typing goal for Philly. Or sheary on that game winner for Philly no one seems to see that because as soon as others team scores clowns here look for letang on ice. Sad how people observe their game. Was letang good last night no but there were others worst. And you can even include malkin in it
Everyone looks at Letang because he is a dumpster fire and his horrendous play makes it hard to look away.
Hahahaha, everybody else has an agendy here for saying the worst player for the Pens the past 6 months sucks, but you calling out 2 top 7 scorers over the entire year is being a straight shooter with no agenda? That’s good shitt.
Vegas won a game 3-1 vs kings go check how bad doughty was positioned on the ice. And this is a Norris candidate. Does this mean kings should get rid of him
Kessel has been injuried for a while now. I am curious to find out what it is. With his iron man streak he never took anytime off and this could come back to haunt him.
Maybe it’s because pens are not scoring alot of powerplay in order for him to scavenge points from there and look like a superstar for the fat community npl, tbj and dusty
But muh Letang agenda…
I’m sitting ZAR next game.
Why? Makes no sense.
Because he brings nothing
Just like npl brings nothing
“Explosiveness” in Kessel’s skating.