Vladar stops 27 shots as Flyers top Penguins 3-0 to take commanding 2-0 lead in first-round series

— 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
Apr 20, 2026, 10:49 pm - AP
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1st Period
No Goals Scored
2nd PeriodPHIPIT
13:39Porter Martone (2)
Assists: Travis Konecny (2), Christian Dvorak (2)
10
17:43Garnet Hathaway (1) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Owen Tippett (1)
20
3rd PeriodPHIPIT
17:55Luke Glendening (1) (Empty Net)
Assists: Sean Couturier (1), Garnet Hathaway (1)
30

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Rickard Rakell hit Rasmus Ristolainen
  • Connor Clifton hit Sean Couturier
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan Shea Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Egor Chinakhov Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Porter Martone shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
  • Anthony Mantha hit Cam York
  • Anthony Mantha hit Matvei Michkov
  • Takeaway by Ryan Shea
  • Evgeni Malkin hit Sean Couturier
  • Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sidney Crosby hit Travis Konecny
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Kris Letang
  • Kris Letang hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Noel Acciari hit Tyson Foerster
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Travis Sanheim
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Connor Dewar hit Tyson Foerster
  • Noel Acciari Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Erik Karlsson Tripping against Travis Sanheim
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
  • Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Tommy Novak Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Tyson Foerster
  • Connor Dewar Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Kris Letang Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Blake Lizotte hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Giveaway by Connor Dewar
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
  • Connor Clifton hit Owen Tippett
  • Porter Martone shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Connor Clifton hit Travis Sanheim
  • Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
  • Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
  • Giveaway by Tommy Novak
  • Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  • Connor Clifton hit Travis Sanheim
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Giveaway by Tommy Novak
  • Luke Glendening shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  • Nick Seeler shot blocked by Kris Letang
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Connor Dewar Tip-In Wide Right
  • Thomas Novak Tip-In saved by Dan Vladar
  • Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  • Takeaway by Samuel Girard
  • Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Noel Acciari hit Porter Martone
  • Too many men/ice served by Egor Chinakhov
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Egor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Tommy Novak Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  • Blake Lizotte hit Cam York
  • Egor Chinakhov hit Trevor Zegras
  • Giveaway by Elmer Soderblom
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Ben Kindel Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Matvei Michkov
  • Ben Kindel Tip-In saved by Dan Vladar
  • Ben Kindel Deflected saved by Dan Vladar
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Ryan Shea hit Cam York
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Ryan Shea
  • Parker Wotherspoon hit Owen Tippett
  • Erik Karlsson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Anthony Mantha hit Owen Tippett
  • Elmer Soderblom Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Connor Dewar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Noel Acciari Tip-In saved by Dan Vladar
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
  • Matvei Michkov shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Takeaway by Samuel Girard
  • Connor Dewar hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Ryan Shea Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Evgeni Malkin High-sticking against Travis Konecny
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Parker Wotherspoon hit Trevor Zegras
  • Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Thomas Novak
  • Thomas Novak Backhand saved by Dan Vladar
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Egor Chinakhov Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Egor Chinakhov Backhand Wide Right
  • Egor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Luke Glendening
  • Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Giveaway by Ben Kindel
  • Sidney Crosby Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Sidney Crosby hit Christian Dvorak
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Bryan Rust Deflected saved by Dan Vladar
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Ben Kindel Tip-In saved by Dan Vladar
  • Ben Kindel Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Samuel Girard Slap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Sidney Crosby Tip-In saved by Dan Vladar
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Erik Karlsson PS - Hooking on breakaway against Owen Tippett
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Takeaway by Noel Acciari
  • Blake Lizotte hit Cam York
  • Anthony Mantha hit Cam York
  • Sidney Crosby hit Travis Sanheim
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Dan Vladar
  • Evgeni Malkin Tip-In saved by Dan Vladar
  • Egor Chinakhov Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Cam York
  • Kris Letang Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Ryan Shea Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Owen Tippett shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  • Connor Dewar hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Kris Letang Interference against Noah Cates served by Thomas Novak
  • Kris Letang Roughing against Cam York served by Thomas Novak
  • Kris Letang Misconduct
  • Anthony Mantha Misconduct
  • Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Parker Wotherspoon hit Noah Cates
  • Parker Wotherspoon Cross-checking against Owen Tippett served by Egor Chinakhov
  • Noel Acciari Misconduct
  • Parker Wotherspoon Misconduct
  • Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Ryan Shea
  • Takeaway by Christian Dvorak
  • Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale
  • Travis Sanheim Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Trevor Zegras faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Trevor Zegras hit Kris Letang
  • Cam York hit Kris Letang
  • Giveaway by Cam York
  • Noah Cates hit Connor Clifton
  • Denver Barkey hit Ryan Shea
  • Giveaway by Garnet Hathaway
  • Puck in Netting
  • Travis Konecny hit Bryan Rust
  • Travis Konecny Deflected saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Travis Konecny Tip-In Wide Left
  • Owen Tippett hit Parker Wotherspoon
  • Noah Juulsen hit Connor Dewar
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Matvei Michkov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Connor Clifton
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Connor Clifton
  • Travis Konecny hit Ryan Shea
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Porter Martone hit Thomas Novak
  • Travis Konecny hit Samuel Girard
  • Giveaway by Travis Konecny
  • Nick Seeler hit Connor Dewar
  • Owen Tippett hit Erik Karlsson
  • Tyson Foerster hit Connor Dewar
  • Tyson Foerster High-sticking against Connor Dewar
  • Bryan Rust shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  • Rasmus Ristolainen hit Sidney Crosby
  • Rasmus Ristolainen Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Ristolainen Roughing against Sidney Crosby
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Off-side
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Jamie Drysdale
  • Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Jamie Drysdale hit Thomas Novak
  • Nick Seeler Roughing against Noel Acciari
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Cam York
  • Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Cam York
  • Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
  • Rasmus Ristolainen hit Connor Clifton
  • Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Icing
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Travis Konecny hit Ryan Shea
  • Icing
  • Puck in Benches
  • Hand Pass
  • Cam York hit Noel Acciari
  • Owen Tippett hit Erik Karlsson
  • Owen Tippett hit Rickard Rakell
  • Noah Juulsen hit Thomas Novak
  • Off-side
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Travis Sanheim Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Icing
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Thomas Novak
  • Travis Konecny hit Egor Chinakhov
  • Porter Martone hit Parker Wotherspoon
  • Matvei Michkov Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Matvei Michkov
  • Ben Kindel shot blocked by Noah Cates
  • Icing
  • Rasmus Ristolainen hit Noel Acciari
  • Nick Seeler hit Blake Lizotte
  • Rasmus Ristolainen Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Cam York Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • High Stick
  • Nick Seeler hit Blake Lizotte
  • Trevor Zegras faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Porter Martone Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Porter Martone Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Net Dislodged by Goaltender
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Connor Clifton
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Ryan Shea
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Connor Dewar shot blocked by Jamie Drysdale
  • Owen Tippett hit Blake Lizotte
  • Connor Dewar shot blocked by Noah Juulsen
  • Icing
  • Trevor Zegras faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Owen Tippett hit Ryan Shea
  • Nick Seeler hit Egor Chinakhov
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Trevor Zegras
  • Giveaway by Denver Barkey
  • Giveaway by Matvei Michkov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening hit Connor Clifton
  • Porter Martone Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Porter Martone Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Travis Konecny (2), Christian Dvorak (2)
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Giveaway by Owen Tippett
  • Giveaway by Tyson Foerster
  • Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Noah Juulsen
  • Matvei Michkov Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Jamie Drysdale Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Luke Glendening Cross-checking against Connor Dewar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Noah Cates Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Bryan Rust shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Garnet Hathaway Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Owen Tippett (1)
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Tyson Foerster hit Sidney Crosby
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Porter Martone Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Sean Couturier Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Porter Martone Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Christian Dvorak Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Giveaway by Luke Glendening
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Noah Cates
  • Bryan Rust shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
  • Cam York hit Sidney Crosby
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Takeaway by Christian Dvorak
  • Icing
  • Cam York hit Egor Chinakhov
  • Tyson Foerster hit Evgeni Malkin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Sean Couturier
  • Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Owen Tippett hit Kris Letang
  • Bryan Rust shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Icing
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Giveaway by Cam York
  • Icing
  • Bryan Rust shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Porter Martone Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Travis Konecny Interference against Sidney Crosby
  • TV Timeout
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Luke Glendening Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen
  • Travis Konecny hit Samuel Girard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Icing
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Erik Karlsson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Trevor Zegras faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  • Icing
  • Noah Juulsen hit Connor Dewar
  • Giveaway by Porter Martone
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Puck in Benches
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Icing
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Jamie Drysdale hit Sidney Crosby
  • Rasmus Ristolainen hit Ben Kindel
  • Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Tyson Foerster hit Erik Karlsson
  • Rasmus Ristolainen hit Thomas Novak
  • Puck in Netting
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Rasmus Ristolainen Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Travis Konecny faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Off-side
  • Rasmus Ristolainen Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Icing
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  • Luke Glendening Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Couturier (1), Garnet Hathaway (1)
  • Nick Seeler Misconduct
  • Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Giveaway by Travis Konecny
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Rasmus Ristolainen Misconduct
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
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