The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena.<\/p>\n
After a goal from Porter Martone with 2 minutes, 37 seconds remaining in the third period gave the Flyers a 3-1 advantage, the Penguins pulled goaltender Stuart Skinner and cut the deficit in half with 1:01 remaining after Bryan Rust found the back of the net.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Flyers held on to their one-goal lead over a chaotic final minute and jumped out to a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-seven series of Metropolitan Division rivals separated by about 300 miles.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Philadelphia dominated the third period, including a go-ahead goal from Travis Sanheim that silenced a packed and rowdy home crowd. Later, Martone’s goal sent fans at PPG Paints Arena to the exits early, as Philadelphia made a statement in its first playoff game<\/a>\u00a0since 2020. <\/p>\n The Flyers scored first when Jamie Drysdale found the back of the net with 10:41 left in the second period, but Evgeni Malkin tied the game at 1-1 with 4:09 left in the second frame.<\/p>\n Saturday was the first NHL playoff game for Pittsburgh rookie coach Dan Muse and the Penguins’ first playoff appearance<\/a> since 2022. Behind the other bench was Flyers coach Rick Tocchet, who was an assistant with the Penguins when the team won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017 \u00a0<\/p>\n When is Penguins-Flyers Game 2?\u00a0<\/p>\n Game 2 between the two teams<\/a>\u00a0is on Monday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Puck drop is scheduled<\/a>\u00a0for 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n