Sidney Crosby and company will need to rely on their resilience, maybe a lot of it, if they want their postseason appearance to be more than a token cameo.

The Penguins' stars were silenced for a second straight game, and it's time to start asking some difficult questions.

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2​ of their Eastern Conference playoff series on Monday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the NHL playoffs with belief after ending a three-year drought, but early returns have raised concern. A 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 has left them trailing the series and searching for answers.

PITTSBURGH — The puck came trundling to Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner late in the second period Monday night, and he extended its fateful journey by backhanding it along the boards. His teammate Tommy Novak took his good sweet time retrieving it,

Now, the best-of-7 series shifts to Philadelphia, starting with Game 3 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, SN-PIT, truTV, TNT, NBCSP, SNP, SNO, SNE, SN360, TVAS).

The Philadelphia Flyers got offense from Porter Martone and Dan Vladar stopped all 27 shots he faced to get the shutout in a 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night, giving the Flyers a 2-0 series lead in their first-round matchup.

In a first-round playoff series between Pennsylvania rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers threw the first punch -- and the second.

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