Flyers Face Penguins in Game Six

0:00It's April 28th, from the locker room to your ears. This is NHL News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. The Philadelphia Flyers dropped a tight 3-2 decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5, tightening up this heated playoff series. Philly still holds a three games the two lead, but now, Game 6 heads back to their home ice on Wednesday. That flute goal late in the second period off-Christletang shot proved to be the difference maker. Rookie left-winger Alex Bump stepped up big time in his playoff debut, scratching healthy forward Mottwe Mekoff. The 22-year-old fifth-round pick from 2022, lit it up with a goal, four shots on net and solid defense. Flyers coach Rick Tockett called him a shot thread, who brought real energy after sitting out two weeks. Players and coaches are feeling the pressure after Philly dug out of two to zero holes and back-to-back losses. Defenseman Travis Sandheim said they need to regroup and find that desperation mode. Tockett praised the young guns like Bump and Denver Barkey for their creativity, but

1:03wants the vets to pick up the pace with shorter shifts. The Penguins clamped down defensively in the third to protect that lead, snapping at two games to two tie on that unlucky bounce pass goalie Dan. Later. Captain Sydney Crosby dished two assists and topped up their belief in handling adversity all season. They're chasing history as just the 15 ever to rally from down 0-3 in a best of seven. Philly stars like Owen Tippett and Travis Kineckney missed the net way too much, with only 20 shots on goal from 58 attempts. So expect. Line up tweaks. Maybe Michkov back in for Tyson Forster. This rivalry's got one more twist before it's over.