Visitor:  Pittsburgh Penguins

Home:  Philadelphia Flyers

Date:  May 13, 2008

Eastern Conference Finals Game 3

 

Scoring:

Team                1          2          3          Final

PIT                  2          0          2            4

PHI                  1          0          0            1

 

Visitor playmakers:

Ryan Whitney, Marian Hossa, Ryan Malone

 

Home playmakers:

R. J. Umberger

 

Network:  VS.

Announcers:  Joe Beninati, Darren Eliot

 

Pregame:  Yes

Intermissions:  Yes

Postgame:  Yes

Commercials:  Yes

 

Grade:  A

 

Notes:  Marian Hossa scored twice, Ryan Malone had a goal and Sidney Crosby had a pair of assists as the Penguins moved within one win of their first Stanley Cup Final since Mario Lemieux led them to their second straight championship in 1992.

The Penguins also became the fourth team to start the playoffs 11-1. Two of the previous three — the 1968 and 1976 Montreal Canadiens — went 12-1 en route to winning the Stanley Cup. The 1983 Edmonton Oilers started 11-0 but were swept by the New York Islanders in the Final.

Running time:  2:53 (2 discs)