Porter Martone's Playoff Magic

0:00It's April 21st. Welcome in. This is NHL News Today, where your team meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. 19-year-old rookie Porter Marton is straight-schooling the playoffs for the Philadelphia Flyers. In Game 2 against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins, he scored the Game Winner in a three-nothing shutout, putting Philly up two games to zero in the games. Eastern Conference First Round. This kid's already the first teenager in NHL history to notch Game Winning Goals in his first two playoff games ever. Earlier this week in Pittsburgh, Marton won key puck battles along the walls to set up his tally, stuff he grinded on all season at Michigan State. Coach there taught him to play heavy, protect the puck inside, and move with pace lessons he's dropping in the pros, like he's been here forever. Team mates and coaches are hyped. Flyers Benchboss, Rick Tockett, called it a goal-score's goal, all about timing and backhand magic. Forward Travis Keneckney, who broke in at the same age, says Marton's confidence is next level.

1:01He's firing shots non-stop, leading the team late in the regular season with four goals in nine games. Marton's got six goals in just 11 NHL games total, regular season and playoffs combined. He jumped from college thinking he could help a rolling flyersquad, and he's owning it without deferring, crediting vets for the quick adjustment. With Game 3 Wednesday night back in Philly, the pressure ramps up in this best of seven. Marton's proving he's built for the playoffs, carrying the flyers deep into spring.