There were elements of greatness in four of the five games for the Flyers that preceded Game 6, but none of them lasted all 60 minutes of regulation. Sunday, though, Philadelphia operated on all cylinders - and to show for it, earned a 5-1 win to send state rival Pittsburgh home for the summer.

Claude Giroux wrapped up a dominant series with his sixth goal, Ilya Bryzgalov had his first outstanding effort in net and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Sunday to win their Eastern Conference opening-round series in six games.

The Pittsburgh Penguins avoided Stanley Cup playoff elimination for a second consecutive game on Friday night, overcoming a one-goal deficit with a pair of second-period goals for a 3-2 win over Philadelphia.

Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stole Game 5 on Friday night, coming up big with 24 saves in the Penguins' do-or-die 3-2 victory over Philly. He was the first goalie in this series to truly make a difference, writes Tim Panaccio.

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.

The NHL suspended Pittsburgh forward Arron Asham for four games — the remainder of his club's series with the Philadelphia Flyers — and gave a one-game ban to Penguins teammate James Neal on Tuesday night for separate infractions.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Craig Adams has been suspended by the NHL for Game 4 of their playoff series against Philadelphia for instigating a fight. Penguins coach Dan Bylsma also was fined $10,000 US on Monday for the same fight.

The Pittsburgh Penguins, a popular pick of many hockey observers to win the Stanley Cup, are one game away from being swept out of the first round of the playoffs after an 8-4 loss on Sunday afternoon to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux each scored three goals and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied for a wild 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

Jakub Voracek beat Marc-Andre Fleury from in close 2:23 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final series.