Pens dropped at home by Flyers, 3-1

The Flyers got an early powerplay after Bill Guerin was called for holding Andrew Alberts on a call that really could have gone either way. It didn't take long for Philly's potent powerplay to strike.

Simon Gagne floated to the soft slot and snapped one through Marc-Andre Fleury's legs just eight seconds into the advantage, making it 1-0 Flyers.

Each team had chances the rest of the first period, but nobody could score. The Penguins were awarded a late powerplay that would continue into the second when Joffrey Lupul sticked Evgeni Malkin in the face out of a scrum to the right of Fleury.

On another powerplay for the Flyers, Ryan Parent through the biscuit to the net, and it bounced off circus-clown Scott Hartnell deflected it in off his skate.

The rest of that period was colorful, to say the least, but niether goalie would budge.

Another scramble along the wall as time expired somehow netted the Flyers a four minute powerplay on a double roughing minor to Sergei Gonchar.

The Penguins managed to kill those penalties, though, and they found new life.

On a powerplay, Sidney Crosby walked out of the corner and delivered a cross-crease pass to Kris Letang, who beat Biron to cut the lead in half.

That would go down the drain when Darryl Powe put one in an empty net off a strange end-board bounce.

Ouch.

Notes-
-Point streak over...damnit.
-Go Pitt.
-Pens dominated the game.
-Biron was excellent.
-Fleury was not.

Go Pens.