Overview
- The Flyers, who won 3-0 on Monday in Pittsburgh, now lead the first-round series 2-0.
- Goaltender Dan Vladar made 27 saves for his first postseason shutout in what was the Flyers’ first shutout of the season.
- Rookie Porter Martone, 19, scored for the second straight game to break the deadlock, Garnet Hathaway added a short-handed goal, and Luke Glendening sealed it with an empty-netter.
- Pittsburgh went 0-for-5 on the power play in Game 2 and is 0-for-7 in the series, while Philadelphia’s penalty kill generated the only special-teams goal.
- Teams that go up 2-0 win a best-of-seven 86% of the time, putting pressure on the Penguins ahead of Game 3 on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Philadelphia.