Cam York scored in OT as the Flyers eliminated the Penguins in Game 6

Philadelphia — Cam York buried the winner 17:32 into overtime and waved his stick into the crowd for a wild celebration. Philadelphia Flyers Second round for the first time in six years with a 1-0 Game 6 win Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday night.

Set for a second-round showdown against the Flyers Carolina.

“Just tried to put it out there,” York said. “We knew it was going to be a fat one. It was really nice to see that one go in.”

and Vladar Nate was sensational again, stopping all 42 shots and preventing the Penguins from making a shot in playoff history.

Sidney Crosby And the Penguins attempted to become just the fifth team in NHL history to win a series after trailing 3-0. They won two straight games to force Game 6.

The Flyers are moving forward in coach Rick Tocchet’s first season.

Artur Sylve Made 31 saves.

The last playoff game went scoreless in overtime Winnipeg And Edmonton in a 2021 first-round series. The Jets won 1-0 in the first OT.

The Flyers are in the playoffs for the first time since 2020, when they last reached the second round during the bubble season. They played their first series at home since 2018.

“So happy for the guys in that room,” York said. “We fought all year for this position.”

Silves, who allowed nearly four goals per game over his final 10 starts of the regular season, kept the Penguins in ineffective spots. Stuart Skinner With wins in Games 4 and 5 and playing like a Vezina Trophy winner in Game 6.

Matvey MichkovThe Flyers’ leading scorer after the Olympic break, was scratched in Game 5. He returns to the lineup determined to be a postseason difference maker. He had a great chance on the breakaway but was stopped. The Flyers kept the puck in the offensive zone and Michkov swooped in and tried to push the puck into the corner of the net, only for Siloves to again clamp down and deny the goal.

The Flyers, last in the Eastern Conference, scored 10 in the first period and won six straight in the series without a first-period goal.

They could try to end that streak against a Hurricanes team Ottawa Senators.

Kris Letang except Travis Koneney As the second period drew to a close, the third began with a right-handed and long-time Penguins penalty box. no matter The Flyers came up empty with the man advantage — Michkov was wide on a one-timer — and they fell 2-for-17 on the power play in the series.

Vladar played like an aspiring team MVP for the Flyers in the second round. Crosby flicked the puck behind Vlader’s net early in the third. Perhaps auditioning for a spot on the World Cup squad in Philadelphia, Vladar took it to the back of the net like a soccer star and the game remained scoreless.