Faceoff Factor

After Pittsburgh Penguins forgot to board the plan to Philadelphia for game 4, they got exactly what they needed and more in game 5, blowing out the Flyers 6-0 to earn their 3rd Stanley Cup Finals appearance in franchise history.

The Penguins came out to start the game on a mission and gained the powerplay quickly, and Ryan Malone put in the first tally even quicker, bringing an already excited and loud crowd to their feet.  The Pens continued to play their game and Evgeni Malkin scored the 2nd goal of the period on a wraparound try that was played poorly by Marty Biron, who had a bad game all around.  In the 2nd period, Sidney Crosby and Marian Hossa flashed more of their newly found chemistry when Hossa scored the type of goal people thought he was brought he to; Hossa fed Crosby in the corner and went to prime scoring territory, Sid slid him the puck and he fired it home for a 3-0 game.  Ryan Malone and Jordan Staal (who had the only two tallies in the game 4 loss) rounded out the scoring in the 2nd period, which ended 5-0.  Marc-Andre Fleury continued to shine in the net stopping several key chances by the Flyers in the first 2 periods, paving the way for the Penguins offense.

The 3rd period was a typical Penguins playoff game for this season, shut it down, and they did.  They limited the Flyers to 8 shots and in the process scored a goal of their own when Hossa wristed the puck to the net and Pascal Dupuis clipped it behind Biron for the 6-0 nothing lead.  The fans in attendance could smell the end and began chanting and the remainder of the game was about securing the shutout for Fleury, which they did, despite being on the penalty kill after the 18:20 mark of the game.