Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots, rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game and the Philadelphia Flyers shut out Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series.

Sidney Crosby and company will need to rely on their resilience, maybe a lot of it, if they want their postseason appearance to be more than a token cameo.

Porter Martone, 19, became the first teenager in Flyers franchise history to record a goal in each of his first two playoff games.

The Flyers took a 2-0 series lead over the Penguins on Monday night in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

PITTSBURGH ― The Flyers are a freight train, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are standing on the tracks. Philly went into Western Pennsylvania and left with a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven series thanks to a 3-0 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference’s first round.

Game summary of the Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins NHL game, final score 3-0, from April 20, 2026 on ESPN.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are hosting the Philadelphia Flyers tonight for Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup playoff series between the two Pennsylvania hockey teams. Here's how you can watch the game. The Flyers lead the series 1-0 after winning Game 1 on Saturday night as Pittsburgh looks to even things up before the two teams head to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4.

What you should knowThe Flyers face the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series Monday at 7 p.m. Here's how to watch and stream.The Flyers are up 1-0 thanks to Saturday night's win,