Flyers hold off Penguins 4-2, force Game 5

 
The Pittsburgh Penguins' road to the Stanley Cup finals along the Pennsylvania Turnpike took an unexpected detour. [link]

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Highlights of the goals and the scrums in which the Flyguys show the Pens how to tussle. Yes, I said 'tussle'
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