Penguins keep series alive vs Flyers

Kris Letang scored the go-ahead goal, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Monday night in Game 5. (nhl.com) The win kept Pittsburgh alive in the Eastern Conference first-round series after Philadelphia took a 3-0 lead and then dropped Game 4 on Saturday, April 25. (nhl.com 1) (nhl.com 2) Bryan Rust scored in the first period, Kevin Hayes made it 2-0 at 6:16 of the second, and Letang put Pittsburgh back ahead at 10:27 after Philadelphia tied it. Sidney Crosby finished with two assists. (nhl.com) Tyson Foerster and Noah Cates scored for the Flyers in the second period, but Arturs Silovs stopped 18 of 20 shots for Pittsburgh. Dan Vladar made 18 saves for Philadelphia. (nhl.com) (espn.com) Philadelphia still leads the best-of-seven series 3-2 after winning the first three games by scores of 3-2, 3-0 and 5-2. Pittsburgh has answered with back-to-back wins, 4-2 and 3-2. (nhl.com) Game 5 followed the same pattern as Game 4: Pittsburgh got a goal and an assist from a veteran star and another decisive goal from Letang. In Game 4, Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell each had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win. (nhl.com) The National Hockey League’s series page lists Game 6 for Wednesday, April 29, in Philadelphia, with the Flyers still one win from advancing. (nhl.com 1) (nhl.com 2) Pittsburgh has turned a near-sweep into a live series, and Philadelphia now goes home needing to stop a two-game slide. (nhl.com)