Flyers-Penguins Game Review
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Evgeni Malkin scored his 50th of the season and added one assist, as Pittsburgh took a 4-2 decision over Philadelphia in the season finale for both clubs at CONSOL Energy Center.
Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz also recorded a goal and a helper each for the Penguins (51-25-6), who ended the regular season with four wins in five games.
Marc-Andre Fleury started, but played 32 minutes and allowed one goal on 15 shots. Brent Johnson subbed from there and stopped five shots.
Brayden Schenn and Jaromir Jagr tallied for the Flyers (47-26-9), whose five- game win streak in their rivals' new home rink came to an end.
Sergei Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 23 shots in the loss.
These clubs will face each other in the first round, starting later next week in the Steel City.
Kunitz snuck a shot through Bobrovsky at 7:15 of the second period, but Jagr's wraparound on a power play knotted the game at 12:54.
Jagr was in the box for a hook when Crosby's backhander hit the back of the net with 2:06 left in the second for a 3-2 Pens lead.
Malkin then hit the milestone with 12 seconds remaining on a wrister from between the circles.
The outcome decided and playoff seeding determined, both teams skated through a scoreless third.
On his 33rd birthday, Dupuis opened the scoring by pumping one home at 5:33 of the first period, extending his point streak to 17 straight games. Arron Asham flipped the puck while falling to the winger, who zipped a successful one- timer home from the left circle.
Zac Rinaldo was given a major for checking from behind and a game misconduct at the 11:15 mark for pushing Pens defenseman Zbynek Michalek along the end boards. The visitors emerged unscathed and reached intermission tied when Schenn scored from the slot with 53 seconds left.
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