Saturday, April 9, 2016
Flyers defeat Penguins to make Playoffs and end the Penguins eight game-winning streak
As the NHL regular season draws to a close, the 16 teams that made the playoffs are ready for a chance to win the Stanley Cup. The Philadelphia were hanging on to the second wild card position and they needed a win within the next two games to make the playoffs and they punched their ticket in today with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins started off strong by scoring the first goal of the game by Nick Bonino. Hagelin and Kessel were credited with assists on the goal. The Flyers would answer back by getting a goal from Wayne Simmonds and then he would later score again to give the flyers the lead and his second goal of the game was the game winner. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored an empty net goal to seal the deal for the game and for the Flyers to make the playoffs. With that lost, the Pittsburgh Penguins ended their eight game winning streak. Pittsburgh will face either the New York Rangers or New York Islanders in the first round of the playoffs, while the Philadelphia faces the regular season champions Washington Capitals. The playoffs begin on April 13th and it's time to cheer on the Pittsburgh Penguins as they look to capture their fourth Stanley Cup. Lets Go Penguins!!!!!!!!!
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It was smart of the Penguins to rest Crosby and Letang so that the Flyers wouldn't take them out or injure them. It's no big deal that the Flyers made the playoffs because they will more than likely get swept by the Capitals in the first round! Hopefully the Pens can have a long playoff run in the Stanley Cup playoffs! Lets Go Pens!
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