Capitals battle Flyers after whirlwind visit to New York
Field Level Media
07 May 2021, 05:40 GMT+10
The Washington Capitals are locked in a battle for the top spot in the East Division and will finish the regular season with a three-game homestand, the first of which comes Friday night against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Washington (34-14-5, 73 points) is tied with Pittsburgh (35-16-3, 73 points)for the division s top spot. The Capitals do have a game in hand on the Penguins while Boston (31-14-7, 69 points) and the New York Islanders (31-16-6, 68 points) sit right behind. All four teams have already clinched playoff spots.
Crosby scores 2 goals as Pens surge past Flyers 7-3
Penguins retake first place in East division from Capitals Share Updated: 10:17 PM EDT May 4, 2021 The Associated Press
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Penguins retake first place in East division from Capitals Share Updated: 10:17 PM EDT May 4, 2021 The Associated Press Sidney Crosby scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins regained first place in the East Division with a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.Marcus Pettersson, Jake Guentzel, Jason Zucker, Mark Friedman and John Marino also scored goals while Tristan Jarry had 30 saves for the Penguins, who moved two points ahead of idle Washington. The Capitals have two games in hand over the Penguins with one week left in the regular season.The Flyers got goals from Justin Braun, Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny. Brian Elliott had 24 saves in the loss.For Crosby, h
Guentzel says the Penguins are aware that teams try to get them off their game by playing physical, sometimes borderline dirty hockey.
The Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin was called for roughing in the second period last night and now is in sole possession of second place on the Pens’ all-time penalty minutes list. Malkin’s 984 career penalty minutes pass Troy Loney, but he still has a ways to go before he reaches the all-time record of 1,048, set by Kevin Stevens.
The Penguins got a little help in the standings, as the Sabres beat the islanders for the second straight game, 4-3 in a shootout. The Devils got by the Bruins, 4-3 in overtime. The Bruins and Islanders each earn a point, placing Boston four in back of the Penguins and the Islanders five back. The Penguins lead the Capitals by two points in the NHL East. Washington was idle. Both the Caps and Bruins have two games in hand on the Penguins.
Penguins beat Flyers, take East Division lead
Field Level Media
05 May 2021, 12:19 GMT+10
Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist Tuesday as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins moved into first place alone in the East and got some redemption with a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Flyers, who are out of the playoffs, had routed Pittsburgh 7-2 on Monday.
Jake Guentzel had a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh (35-16-3, 73 points), which has clinched a playoff spot and moved two points ahead of the Washington Capitals atop the East Division standings. The Capitals, however, have two more games remaining than do the Penguins.
Crosby s two goals power Pens past Flyers
Sidney Crosby scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins regained first place in the East Division with a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
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PHILADELPHIA Sidney Crosby scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins regained first place in the East Division with a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
Marcus Pettersson, Jake Guentzel, Jason Zucker, Mark Friedman and John Marino also scored goals while Tristan Jarry had 30 saves for the Penguins, who moved two points ahead of idle Washington and bounced back from a 7-2 loss to the Flyers on Monday night.