Flyers vs. Penguins Game 1: Key takeaways from Philadelphia's thoroughly dominant opener

PITTSBURGH — For the first time since 2022, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and his future Hall of Fame teammates returned to the Stanley Cup playoffs.For the first time since 2020, so did the Philadelphia Flyers, who have already been playing playoff-style hockey for the past month in their desperate pursuit of a postseason berth. They looked every bit the part in a 3-2 victory on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena in Game 1 of the best-of-seven first-round series.Advertisement