Penguins Face Uphill Battle in Game Three

0:00It's April 21st. I'm Cory with the story, and this is NHL News Today, your AI-powered team report. The Pittsburgh Penguins are staring down a hole after dropping game 2-0-3 at home to the Philadelphia Fliers, putting them down two games to none in their first round series. Their power play, which was solid all-regular season, wins 0-5, and even led in a shorthanded goal that sealed the deal midway through the second period. Road teams wing the first two playoff games have a killer record, cashing in about 80% of those series in NHL history. These flyers are riding that wave, having grabbed both openers away from their rink, and now they head back to Philly for Game 3 on Wednesday. Sydney Crosby and the penguins aren't sweating the stats though, they bounce back from rough patches all year, and figure this pressure will spark. Them. Meanwhile, the flyers are pumped, but keeping it cool, knowing Pittsburgh's vets won't go down easy. In that shut out win, Philly's goalie snagged his first career-blank sheet, stone-walling a late penguin's barrage, where they outshot the flyers 13.

1:05To 6 in the third, the flyers dominated hits 2, 48 to 32, and their penalty kill shut down Pittsburgh's chances cold. Game 3 shifts the ice to Philly's fans, where the penguins desperately need their power play to click and steal some momentum before this series. Slips further away.