Penguins stay alive vs Flyers

Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 3-2 in Game 5 on Monday night, pushing the Battle of Pennsylvania to a Game 6 instead of a Flyers handshake line. (nhl.com) Kris Letang scored the go-ahead goal for the second straight game, and Sidney Crosby added two assists as the Penguins cut Philadelphia’s series lead to 3-2. (nhl.com) (espn.com) Connor Dewar and Elmer Söderblom also scored for Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena, where the Penguins stayed alive for the second time in 48 hours. (espn.com) (hockey-reference.com) Philadelphia had opened the series with three straight wins, putting Pittsburgh on the brink of a sweep before the Penguins answered with a 4-2 win in Game 4 and a 3-2 win in Game 5. (hockey-reference.com) (nhl.com) The Flyers got goals Monday from Alex Bump and Travis Sanheim, and Rasmus Ristolainen assisted on both, but they managed only 20 shots and went 0-for-2 on the power play. (hockey-reference.com) (espn.com) Crosby stayed in after taking a shot to his left knee, a key detail for a Penguins team still leaning on its veteran core of Crosby, Letang and Evgeni Malkin in a series that has turned tighter after Philadelphia’s fast start. (espn.com) (nhl.com) Game 6 is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, in Philadelphia, where the Flyers still have two chances to close the series and the Penguins have one more night to extend it again. (nhl.com) (sportsbookwire.usatoday.com)