The Penguins are facing the Flyers in Game 4 of their Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and lead the series, three games to one. Here are some thoughts about the action as it unfolds.
First period
PHILADELPHIA — That one felt a bit like the first period here Sunday, though maybe not quite as drastic. The Penguins controlled things early, and capitalized on a power-play shot from Evgeni Malkin to go up 1-0 in the first five minutes.
The Flyers pushed back a decent amount in the middle chunk of the period, and had a few dominant shifts in the Penguins' zone.