Flyers take Game 1 from Penguins in 'Battle of Pennsylvania' playoffs series

[p]Philly held the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-penguins/AkN0nWU6/"]Penguins[/a] to just 17 shots on goal, with only five in both the first and second periods, respectively. This marked the Flyers' first playoff win since 2020.[/p][p]Teams that win the first game of their respective series in the first round go on to advance 68% of the time.[/p][p][b]After a scoreless first, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/drysdale-jamie/jyFJq7gE/"]Jamie Drysdale[/a] put the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-flyers/QySGG7oT/"]Flyers[/a] up 1-0 halfway through the second with a wrister through the five-hole. [/b][/p][embed guid="954e5865-7232-4038-bc5d-213e4e652c4e" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2045679100153455018?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]But Pittsburgh would respond five less than five minutes left in the period. [/p][p][b]Long-time Penguin and future Hall of Famer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/malkin-evgeni/l0fNz1jg/"]Evgeni Malkin[/a] got Pittsburgh on the board, tying it up 1-1 before heading into the second intermission.[/b][/p][embed guid="2e9fdc88-dbaa-4f9e-ba85-15513d2e3bbe" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLHKMIXAfUc" social-type="youtube" /][p]Heading into the third period, both teams were 0-for-3 with the Flyers outshooting the Pens 16-10 at that point. [/p][p][b]Much like Drsydale in the second, teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sanheim-travis/tALGiUtt/"]Travis Sanheim[/a] would score exactly at the halfway mark in the third to put Philly up 2-1. [/b][/p][embed guid="15a54dcd-4449-4f2d-99d8-78b36888652f" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2045693763872346519?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Just seven minutes later, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martone-porter/jmrvz23T/"]Porter Martone[/a] would make NHL history for the Flyers. [/p][p]The 19-year-old would become the fifth-ever teenager to score an eventual game-winning goal in their Stanley Cup Playoffs debut. [/p][p][b]Martone would rip a snipe off the post that put the Flyers up 3-1, which was just enough to seal the Game 1 win. [/b][/p][embed guid="c6b705de-fef0-47ac-8a3e-4477376c32e0" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDYML3nHASo" social-type="youtube" /][p]Pittsburgh wouldn't let up in the end, putting the pressure on the waning minutes of the third. [/p][p]After Sanheim and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/crosby-sidney/UTbIZpKC/"]Sidney Crosby[/a] both got called for two-minute minors as they went at each other with cross-checks and slashes, [b]Pittsburgh's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rust-bryan/04PTZQi9/"]Bryan Rust[/a] would score on the power play with the empty net to make 3-2. [/b][/p][p]Flyers goaltender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vladar-daniel/AqbXiQ8C/"]Dan Vladar[/a], who hadn't seen much action in the night thanks to the Flyers' wonderful defense, would make a last-second save right in front of the net to seal the win. [/p][p]Philly's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dvorak-christian/pOcbSnfi/"]Christian Dvorak[/a] put up the best player rating of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/philadelphia-flyers-QySGG7oT/pittsburgh-penguins-AkN0nWU6/?mid=thtvNRYp"]the game with a 7.6[/a].[/p][p]Game 2 between the Flyers and Penguins will be on Monday, April 20th, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. [/p][embed guid="5eb44694-f027-4ab7-b978-89a3c25d2c8f" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBJdwgQBUGY" social-type="youtube" /]