• Matchup: The Penguins take on the Flyers.
• Event: Stanley Cup playoffs, first round, Game 6.
• Series Status: Philadelphia holds a 3-2 advantage.
• Time: Puck drop at 7:40 p.m. ET.
• Venue: Held at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
• Starting Goalies: Arturs Silovs (2-0, .920 SV%) for the Penguins squares off against Dan Vladar (3-2, .914 SV%) for the Flyers.
• Television: Catch it on SportsNet Pittsburgh (regional) or TNT (nationwide).
• Streaming Options: SNP360 (regional), HBO Max (national).
• Audio Broadcast: Penguins Radio Network.
• Satellite Radio: SiriusXM Channel 91/941.
• Game Stats: NHL.com Boxscore
• Team Information: Access Penguins | Flyers media notes.
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• End of the period. The visiting team has a 12-11 shot advantage. The Flyers lead in shot attempts, 16-15. Silovs has been the standout performer for both teams.
• A solid penalty kill concludes with Dewar almost slipping a puck past Vladar down at the far end of the ice.
• The fourth line delivers some physical play, but Acciari is sent to the box for a holding infraction… which appears to be an incorrect judgment. The opponent skated directly into his left arm, which was merely holding his stick against the end boards.
• That play amounted to nothing. Though there was one well-executed sequence.
• A much improved effort from the first power play unit. While they didn’t consistently direct the puck to the center, they successfully positioned players there, achieving the same effect.
• Soderblom takes a stick to the face from Drysdale and will head to the penalty box. The infraction occurred directly in front of the referee.
• The game’s intensity is extremely high. The visiting team is successfully matching it.
• Silovs gives up his first significant rebound. However, he is consistently making the initial save and appears very sharp in that aspect of his game.
• There have already been five turnovers along the blue line.
• Geno takes a shot during a two-on-one rush alongside Sid. It was the correct decision, though the shot itself lacked significant power.
• Tippett creates a quality scoring opportunity against Silovs, attempting to deke around him, but Silovs extends his left toe far out for the save. Solovyov must avoid being beaten in such a manner.
• Chinakhov registers an early shot, followed by a tip. This is precisely what they’re looking for.
• Karlsson unleashes a strong wrist shot during the rush. Vladar had difficulty corralling it with his glove.
• It’s already apparent that the Flyers’ strategy will involve relentlessly firing the puck at Silovs, followed by crashing the net and setting screens.
• Two consecutive icing calls are not ideal, but these appear to be errant passes rather than signs of panic.
• Puck Drop: Sid against Glendening at 7:41 p.m.
• Here are Dan Muse’s projected lines and defensive pairings:
Rickard Rakell-Sidney Crosby-Bryan Rust
Egor Chinakhov-Tommy Novak-Evgeni Malkin
Elmer Soderblom-Ben Kindel-Anthony Mantha
Connor Dewar-Blake Lizotte-Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon-Erik Karlsson
Sam Girard-Kris Letang
Ryan Shea-Ilya Solovyov
• And for Rick Tocchet’s squad, here are the lines and pairings:
Owen Tippett-Trevor Zegras-Porter Martone
Denver Barkey-Christian Dvorak-Travis Konecny
Alex Bump-Noah Cates-Matvei Michkov
Tyson Foerster-Sean Couturier-Luke Glendening
Travis Sanheim-Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York-Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler-Noah Juulsen