These teams are close, but the Penguins still have Sidney Crosby and high-end forwards the Flyers can’t match.
That was one weird Penguins-Flyers series. It ended on Sunday, when the Penguins won an 8-5, baseball-score Game 6 that it looked like they’d lose in Philadelphia.
The Penguins have questions that need answered before they start their Eastern Conference semifinal (likely against the Capitals) next weekend. Evgeni Malkin missed Sunday with an unspecified injury, and the Penguins need him back to go far.