NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers

· East 1st Round - Game 4
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-25-16
Final
4 - 2
Philadelphia Flyers
43-27-12

Crosby and Letang strike as the Penguins stave off a sweep with a 4-2 Game 4 win over Flyers

Connor Dewar with the empty-net goal for Penguins to seal win

Game 5 is Monday in Pittsburgh.

Rickard Rakell also scored, and Connor Dewar sealed the win with a late empty-netter for the Penguins. Penguins coach Dan Muse made the right call with the season on the line to bench starting goalie Stuart Skinner in favor of Arturs Silovs.

The 38-year-old Crosby, a career-long foil for the Flyers, not only scored his first goal of the series, but he also set a savvy screen in the third period on defenseman Travis Sanheim that allowed Letang to have a clean look when he ripped his first goal of the series past Dan Vladar for a 3-1 lead.

The goal was crucial after Travis Konecny scored to make it 3-2 and ignite the “Let's go Flyers!” chants that had largely been dormant with the Flyers down early.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 14:24 Sidney Crosby Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (2)
Goal 2nd Period 1:03 Rickard Rakell Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 15:40 Denver Barkey Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Trevor Zegras (3), Cam York (1)
Goal 3rd Period 4:27 Kris Letang Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (2), Rickard Rakell (3)
Goal 3rd Period 7:03 Travis Konecny Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Christian Dvorak (3), Travis Sanheim (1)
Goal 3rd Period 19:03 Connor Dewar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Blake Lizotte (1), Noel Acciari (1)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 18
36 Hits 29
7 Takeaways 3
22 Shots 30
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 31
43.6 Faceoff Win Percent 56.4
14 Giveaways 15
4 Total Penalties 5
8 Penalty Minutes 18
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nikita Grebenkin, RW Out May 14
Noah Cates, LW Out May 12
Owen Tippett, RW Out May 11
Rodrigo Abols, C Injured Reserve May 9
Ty Murchison, D Out Feb 3
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Apr 5
Filip Hallander, C Injured Reserve Feb 27

Game Information

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 20,053 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 7 22 113 53
Pittsburgh 16 25 98 41
Philadelphia 12 27 98 43
Washington 9 30 95 43
Columbus 12 30 92 40
NY Islanders 5 34 91 43
New Jersey 3 37 87 42
NY Rangers 9 39 77 34
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