Penguins fend off elimination again with a 3-2 Game 5 win over Flyers to send series back to Philly

— Connor Dewar, Kris Letang and Elmer Soderblom scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins avoided elimination for the second time in 48 hours with a 3-2 win over Philadelphia in Game 5 of their first-round series on Monday night.
Apr 27, 2026, 10:53 pm - AP
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1st PeriodPHIPIT
2:45Elmer Soderblom (1)
Assists: Anthony Mantha (1), Parker Wotherspoon (1)
01
2nd PeriodPHIPIT
3:17Connor Dewar (2)
Assists: Sidney Crosby (3), Blake Lizotte (2)
02
3:29Alex Bump (1)
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (3), Noah Cates (2)
12
15:06Travis Sanheim (2)
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (4), Travis Konecny (3)
22
17:12Kris Letang (2)
Assists: Sidney Crosby (4), Ryan Shea (1)
23
3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Egor Chinakhov hit Cam York
  • Giveaway by Blake Lizotte
  • Noel Acciari hit Nick Seeler
  • Noel Acciari hit Emil Andrae
  • Owen Tippett shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
  • Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  • Anthony Mantha hit Rasmus Ristolainen
  • Elmer Soderblom Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (1), Parker Wotherspoon (1)
  • Rickard Rakell hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
  • Samuel Girard Tripping against Denver Barkey
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Connor Dewar hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Ryan Shea
  • Kris Letang hit Trevor Zegras
  • Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Ryan Shea Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  • Bryan Rust hit Travis Sanheim
  • Kris Letang hit Denver Barkey
  • Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Giveaway by Elmer Soderblom
  • Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
  • Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Rickard Rakell hit Cam York
  • Ilya Solovyov hit Sean Couturier
  • Ben Kindel hit Sean Couturier
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Blake Lizotte hit Nick Seeler
  • Noel Acciari hit Christian Dvorak
  • Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Egor Chinakhov hit Rasmus Ristolainen
  • Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  • Bryan Rust Backhand Wide Right
  • Bryan Rust hit Trevor Zegras
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Sean Couturier
  • Elmer Soderblom Backhand saved by Dan Vladar
  • Evgeni Malkin Roughing against Travis Konecny
  • Anthony Mantha Cross-checking against Travis Sanheim
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Rickard Rakell Backhand saved by Dan Vladar
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Sean Couturier
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Rickard Rakell Backhand saved by Dan Vladar
  • Samuel Girard Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Bryan Rust hit Rasmus Ristolainen
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Alex Bump shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
  • Owen Tippett shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  • Tommy Novak Tip-In Wide Right
  • Owen Tippett shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Ilya Solovyov hit Alex Bump
  • Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
  • Ben Kindel Deflected saved by Dan Vladar
  • Kris Letang Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Anthony Mantha Wrap-around Wide Right
  • Blake Lizotte Deflected saved by Dan Vladar
  • Connor Dewar Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (3), Blake Lizotte (2)
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Thomas Novak hit Alex Bump
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Blake Lizotte hit Emil Andrae
  • Noel Acciari hit Christian Dvorak
  • Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Connor Dewar Backhand Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Egor Chinakhov hit Noah Cates
  • Alex Bump shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
  • Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
  • Giveaway by Ben Kindel
  • Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Parker Wotherspoon Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Erik Karlsson Tripping against Travis Konecny
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Samuel Girard hit Travis Konecny
  • Parker Wotherspoon hit Owen Tippett
  • Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Egor Chinakhov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Kris Letang Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Ryan Shea shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
  • Takeaway by Elmer Soderblom
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Anthony Mantha hit Nick Seeler
  • Connor Dewar hit Alex Bump
  • Blake Lizotte hit Travis Konecny
  • Rickard Rakell Tip-In Hit Left Post
  • Kris Letang Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (4), Ryan Shea (1)
  • Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  • Takeaway by Sidney Crosby
  • Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Rickard Rakell Tip-In Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Rickard Rakell Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Ben Kindel Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Kris Letang Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Ben Kindel hit Noah Cates
  • Giveaway by Elmer Soderblom
  • Thomas Novak hit Porter Martone
  • Parker Wotherspoon Slap Shot Short
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Sidney Crosby hit Luke Glendening
  • Rickard Rakell Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Bump shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
  • Noel Acciari Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Kris Letang hit Noah Cates
  • Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Connor Dewar hit Travis Sanheim
  • Rickard Rakell hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Emil Andrae shot blocked by Ryan Shea
  • Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Giveaway by Noel Acciari
  • Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  • Rickard Rakell Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
  • Elmer Soderblom Tip-In Wide Left
  • Anthony Mantha hit Tyson Foerster
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Travis Konecny
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Sidney Crosby Poke Hit Left Post
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Luke Glendening Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sean Couturier hit Rickard Rakell
  • Puck in Benches
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Alex Bump Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Alex Bump hit Blake Lizotte
  • Denver Barkey Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Seeler Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Puck in Netting
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Icing
  • Nick Seeler hit Evgeni Malkin
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Alex Bump Tip-In saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Noah Cates hit Noel Acciari
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Tyson Foerster
  • Rasmus Ristolainen Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Porter Martone Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Cam York Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Travis Konecny hit Erik Karlsson
  • Blake Lizotte shot blocked by Cam York
  • Puck in Benches
  • Giveaway by Cam York
  • Tyson Foerster hit Sidney Crosby
  • Alex Bump Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Denver Barkey Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Giveaway by Owen Tippett
  • Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Icing
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Porter Martone hit Ben Kindel
  • Jamie Drysdale Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Denver Barkey hit Bryan Rust
  • Bryan Rust shot blocked by Cam York
  • Puck in Netting
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Emil Andrae hit Connor Dewar
  • Blake Lizotte shot blocked by Emil Andrae
  • Connor Dewar shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
  • Trevor Zegras hit Thomas Novak
  • Denver Barkey hit Thomas Novak
  • Cam York hit Rickard Rakell
  • Takeaway by Owen Tippett
  • Giveaway by Luke Glendening
  • Garnet Hathaway Tripping against Elmer Soderblom
  • Garnet Hathaway Roughing against Evgeni Malkin
  • Travis Konecny Roughing against Evgeni Malkin
  • TV Timeout
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Bryan Rust shot blocked by Noah Cates
  • Takeaway by Nick Seeler
  • Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
  • Puck in Netting
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Denver Barkey hit Parker Wotherspoon
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jamie Drysdale Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Travis Sanheim Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Rasmus Ristolainen Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Bump Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Tyson Foerster Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Trevor Zegras Between Legs Wide Left
  • Denver Barkey Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Garnet Hathaway Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sean Couturier hit Ryan Shea
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Rickard Rakell
  • Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale
  • Giveaway by Nick Seeler
  • Nick Seeler hit Egor Chinakhov
  • Porter Martone hit Kris Letang
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Travis Konecny
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
  • Alex Bump Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (3), Noah Cates (2)
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
  • Noah Cates hit Evgeni Malkin
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
  • Tyson Foerster hit Kris Letang
  • Ryan Shea shot blocked by Trevor Zegras
  • Off-side
  • Trevor Zegras faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Owen Tippett
  • Puck in Netting
  • Cam York Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Travis Konecny hit Blake Lizotte
  • Nick Seeler hit Ilya Solovyov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Icing
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Denver Barkey
  • Trevor Zegras hit Kris Letang
  • Luke Glendening hit Kris Letang
  • Off-side
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Garnet Hathaway Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Trevor Zegras hit Kris Letang
  • Tyson Foerster Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Tyson Foerster hit Kris Letang
  • Puck in Benches
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Ilya Solovyov
  • Sean Couturier hit Ilya Solovyov
  • Owen Tippett hit Elmer Soderblom
  • Puck in Penalty Benches
  • Jamie Drysdale Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Travis Sanheim Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (4), Travis Konecny (3)
  • Garnet Hathaway Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Rasmus Ristolainen hit Evgeni Malkin
  • Denver Barkey Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Christian Dvorak hit Kris Letang
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen
  • Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Thomas Novak
  • Sean Couturier hit Ryan Shea
  • Off-side
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Off-side
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Alex Bump hit Sidney Crosby
  • Emil Andrae hit Thomas Novak
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Emil Andrae Tripping against Evgeni Malkin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Nick Seeler Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Tyson Foerster hit Anthony Mantha
  • Alex Bump Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Emil Andrae hit Thomas Novak
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Icing
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Jamie Drysdale Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Noah Cates hit Kris Letang
  • Jamie Drysdale shot blocked by Tyson Foerster
  • Puck in Benches
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jamie Drysdale Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Travis Konecny Slap Shot Short
  • Icing
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Owen Tippett
  • Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Takeaway by Alex Bump
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Off-side
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Travis Konecny hit Erik Karlsson
  • Takeaway by Nick Seeler
  • Christian Dvorak hit Kris Letang
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale
  • Christian Dvorak hit Kris Letang
  • Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Rasmus Ristolainen Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Blake Lizotte shot blocked by Alex Bump
  • Owen Tippett hit Rickard Rakell
  • Porter Martone Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Trevor Zegras hit Samuel Girard
  • Travis Konecny Cross-checking against Sidney Crosby
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