Pittsburgh finished tied for first in the Atlantic division with 106 points and was missing Sidney Crosby for half the season and Evgeni Malkin for just less than that. With Malkin coming back with a vengence - impressive in the pre-season so far- and Crosby saying he'll play again this year, the sky is the limit for the Penguins.
Claude Giroux led the way with a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers edged the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 to tie their Eastern Conference quarter final series 1-1 at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday evening.
Ryan Miller stopped all 35 shots he faced and Patrick Kaleta scored the game’s lone goal as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final matchup.