Penguins rout Flyers 10-3 and cut series to 3-1
From left to right, Pittsburgh Penguins' Simon Despres, Pascal Dupuis, Evgeni Malkin, of Russia, and Matt Niskanen celebrate after Malkin's goal as Philadelphia Flyers' Brayden Schenn skates off in the first period of Game 4. (April 18, 2012) Credit: AP
Pushed to the brink of a sweep, Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal pushed back with a vengeance, helping the Penguins score nine goals in the first two periods in a 10-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday in their opening-round playoff series.
Staal had a hat trick, Malkin scored his first two goals of the series and Crosby added one to help the Penguins cut the series deficit to 3-1. Game 5 is Friday in Pittsburgh.
The Flyers led 3-2 when the Penguins reeled off eight straight goals to win the most lopsided game of the series.
