Needing a win to avoid going down 0-3 in the series, the Pittsburgh Penguins struck first on Wednesday night for their first lead of the series, but three second period goals from the Philadelphia Flyers erased that deficit and the Penguins subsequently came apart at the seams in what turned out to be a 5-2 loss in Game 3 and had the Penguins staring down a possible first round sweep at the hands of their cross-state rival. [Pensburgh]
If the Penguins hope to avoid an embarrassing sweep, they will
need to win Game 4 which is scheduled for Saturday evening back in Philadelphia.
Pens Points…
It’s not a roster move that had any effect on Game 3 between the Penguins and Flyers last night, but goaltender Sergei Murashov was recalled from the AHL to serve as the third netminder on the roster with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins being off until their playoff series begins next week. [The Hockey News]
NHL News and Notes…
Roope Hintz remained out for the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of their first round series with the Minnesota Wild and all signs point to Hintz also being out for Game 4 on Saturday. Since sustaining a lower-body injury back on March 6th, Hintz has not played or even skated at practice for the Stars. [NHL]
