
Penguins Force Game Six, Letang Heroics Continue
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Pittsburgh Penguins stun Philadelphia Flyers in Game five, forcing a decider in the Eastern Conference first round. Kris Letangs game-winning goal, his second in as many games, proved decisive. Despite a valiant comeback from the Flyers, the Penguins hold a 3-2 series lead. Game six is set for Wednesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena, with the Flyers aiming to avoid elimination.
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NHL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Penguins Force Game Six, Letang Heroics Continue. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
0:00It's April 28th. This is NHL News today, AI-powered stories from inside your team. Pittsburgh Penguins just clawed back from the brink with a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first. Round. Chris Latang delivered the Game Winner again, this time at 17-12 in the second period with a point shot that took a wild bounce past Flyers. Golly Dan Vlater, Penguins now forced a series back to Philly after dropping the first three. Elmer Soderblom opened the scoring early in the first with a wrist shot off a backhand feed. Then Conner Dewar made it two-nothing early second on A, Snapper from Sydney Crosby, Philly fired back quick through rookie Alex Bump in his playoff debut. Then Travis Sandheim tied it late second on a deflected rister. Fans in Pittsburgh were electric as Latang's clutch goal echoed his third period dagger in Game 4, giving him 25 playoff tallies. Among active defensemen, Crosby dish two helpers A2 or Sylov's stopped 18 shots while
1:05Flyers got 18 saves from Vlater and two assists from Rasmus Ristalanan. No major injuries reported, but Zegra's missed a couple golden chances late first that could have shifted momentum. Penguins as the number two Metro seed showed grit. Flyers holding as number three still lead the best of 7-3 games to two. Some six hits, Xfinity Mobile Arena, Wednesday at 7.30pm, Eastern, broadcast on TNT and others, expect that Philly crowd to roar as these.
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