PITTSBURGH — With Evgeni Malkin doing his best Mario Lemieux impression, even a healthy Kimmo Timonen might not have made a difference. The Flyers probably needed an in-his-prime Bobby Clarke, and maybe more, to stop this. ... By ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH...
The team that won Game 1 has won just one of three previous playoff series between the Penguins and Flyers. ... The Penguins won Game 1 in 1989 and lost a Patrick Division final series in seven games. The Flyers won Game 1 in 1997 and raced to a 3-0 series lead before...
Evgeni Malkin nets two early goals to offset Flyers' fast start. ... Evgeni Malkin nets two early goals to offset Flyers' fast start Pittsburgh's Ryan Malone (12) and Evgeni Malkin celebrate a goal by Petr Sykora, center, during the first period. Malkin scored two...
After five days of debating over which player was better, the Flyers learned Friday night that Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are equally difficult to stop, regardless of who is trying to stop them. ... Feeling the loss of star defenseman Kimmo Timonen for the first...
This time last year, Flyers defenseman Randy Jones didn't know if his hockey future would be in Philadelphia, Albany, Milwaukee, St. Louis or any other city with a professional hockey team. ... Friday night, Jones was not only playing in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference...
PITTSBURGH _ The Philadelphia Flyers knew the consequences of failing to move the puck cleanly out of their zone against the supercharged Pittsburgh Penguins. They knew the consequences if they turned over the puck. And they certainly knew how dangerous Evgeni Malkin was with the puck.
PITTSBURGH - Evgeni Malkin scored two dazzling goals 5 minutes apart to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead, after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins rode their two big stars to a 4-2 victory over cross-state rival Philadelphia in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.
PITTSBURGH -- Evgeni Malkin scored two dazzling goals five minutes apart to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead, after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins rode their two big stars to a 4-2 victory over cross-state rival Philadelphia in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.
Minus Kimmo Timonen, what were the Flyers doing trying to play run-and-gun with the Penguins on Friday night at Mellon Arena? ... By Mike Prisuta TRIBUNE-REVIEW What were they thinking? Minus Kimmo Timonen, their best defenseman, the quarterback of their power play and...
Losing the first game in a best-of-seven series is becoming old news for the Philadelphia Flyers. ... Three times this postseason they have dropped Game 1, including a 4-2 loss to the Penguins on Friday night at Mellon Arena. Perhaps the only difference between this game...