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| 11th May, 2008 - 11:55 pm |  Andrew Perna/RealGM - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night to take a 2-0 series lead.
Sidney Crosby scored first, with a slap shot on a power play at the 10:48 mark in the opening period, in a game that turned out to be very physical.
Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy and Philadelphia's Scottie Upshall got into it just a few minutes into the game, drawing a pair of 5-minute fighting penalties.
Pascal Dupuis of the Penguins was called for interference at the 4:58 mark in the second, leading to a power play goal by Jeff Carter that tied the game at 1-1.
Several hooking and cross-checking penalties were called in the second period as Marian Hossa and Mike Richards both found the net during the latter ten minutes of the period to make for a dramatic final twenty minutes.
Tied at 2-2, Maxime Talbot gave Pittsburgh the lead on a wrist shot less than nine minutes into the final period.
It was Talbot's first appearance in the series because of a foot injury suffered while trying to block a shot against the Rangers in the second round.
The Flyers tried to mount several rallies, but were unsuccessful as Jordan Staal put the game away with an empty-net goal with just 29 seconds left in regulation.
Martin Biron recorded 34 saves, while allowing three goals.
Marc-Andre Fleury notched 30 saves, while letting two slip past him.
Pittsburgh's defenders kept Danny Briere out of the mix, allowing him to get off just one shot on goal in almost twenty minutes of ice time. He entered the series tied for second in playoff points (14).
Game Three will be Tuesday night in Philadelphia as the series shifts to Eastern Pennsylvania. [READ] |
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