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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Sidney Crosby tormented the Flyers just as he has from the start of his NHL career. Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin were clutch when needed in pivotal games. And Matt Murray? Oh Sergei Boikov Jersey , just two shutouts and the type of outings that show more zeros on the board are possible in the second round – and maybe, beyond.But with the game on the line and facing a Game 7 on home ice where they already lost twice, the Pittsburgh Penguins turned to a blossoming postseason star to lead the way.Jake Guentzel was just the player to bail out the Pens.He scored the tying and go-ahead goals in Game 6, then scored two more – all four in succession – to put the game away and lift the Penguins to an 8-5 Game 6 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.The Flyers are headed home, as usual, with a Stanley Cup drought that dates to 1975.The Penguins are nestled in a familiar spot, in the second round for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons.But a bigger prize looms for the Penguins – a third straight Stanley Cup. The Penguins have won nine straight playoff series, which ties a franchise record and are the most in the NHL since the Detroit Red Wings also won nine from 1997 to 1999.The New York Islanders are the last team to win 10 straight, in fact, they won 19 consecutive postseason series (1980 to 1984) that included four Stanley Cup championships.Now comes the hard part.Pittsburgh has reached the same round as the last three teams going for a threepeat (1989 Oilers, 1993 Penguins, 1999 Red Wings) – and all three lost in the second round.The Penguins say, bring it on.”Things are never going to always go your way Youth Jake McCabe Jersey , especially in the playoffs,” Murray said. ”We got the job done. This time of year, it doesn’t matter how, it just matters that you get the win.”Crosby had a hat trick in Game 1 and matched a postseason-high with four points in a Game 3 win in the Philadelphia arena where fans stuck his photo on the inside of urinals.He shook it off – as if he was ever bothered by the activity – and scored six goals and had 13 points in the series.”Sid loves to compete. When he goes to hostile environments, he’s at his best,” coach Mike Sullivan said. ”He’s a high-stakes player. He has `it’. `It’ is what helps you perform in those big moments. It’s hard to explain `it’. You know `it’ when you see it. Sid is one of those guys.”Crosby has been the dominant and reliable Penguin over the course of a career that includes three Stanley Cups. But this season brought new challenges to the franchise.The Penguins have crafted a new identity after the departures of Chris Kunitz, Marc-Andre Fleury, Nick Bonino, Trevor Daley and Matt Cullen, all vital pieces of Pittsburgh’s 2016 and 2017 titles.”I think we have a bunch of capable guys that can play for us here. It’s kind of the next man up and the guys did a great job,” Guentzel said.Sure, four goals is a bit ridiculous, but Guentzel will need to be a key contributor again especially if Malkin isn’t ready to go.Malkin Jason Pominville Jersey Kids , who scored three goals in five games, sat out Game 6 with a leg injury. He missed the final four minutes of the first period in Game 5 after Philadelphia’s Jori Lehtera fell on it when the two got tangled in the corner. Malkin returned to start the second period. But he was hurt to the point where he sat out Game 6, and all it takes is one nagging injury to slow down the road toward completing the Stanley Cup trilogy.If he plays or not, there are still enough playoff-tested Penguins to keep them rolling.”We’ve been through a number of these elimination games over the last couple of years so it’s not a surprise to any of us,” Sullivan said. ”My hope moving forward is we can learn from those experiences and hopefully we have better success.”— TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It was a pair of players in their first full NHL season that sent the Tampa Bay Lightning to their latest victory.Mathieu Joseph and Anthony Cirelli scored early in the third period and the Lightning won their fifth consecutive game by beating the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night.“It’s hard to play with a team with four lines rolling like this,” Joseph said. “We’re a team that has a lot of depth and it’s huge.”After Joseph scored at 2:40, Cirelli put home a short-handed backhand 1:23 later to make it 3-1.Lightning star Steven Stamkos didn’t get an assist on Cirelli’s goal but played a key role by swatting the puck out of danger in the defensive zone with his glove after losing his stick. The puck went to Cirelli off a Boston player.“I just saw a chance and went for it,” Cirelli said.Boston pulled to 3-2 on David Krejci’s goal with 1:45 remaining.Brayden Point also scored and Louis Domingue made 33 saves for the Lightning, who have the NHL’s best record at 22-7-1.David Pastrnak had a goal for Boston, and Tuukka Rask stopped 27 shots. The Bruins have lost three in a row and four of five.Boston was coming off a dismal 5-0 loss Tuesday night at Florida.“Tonight is a little more disappointing (than frustrating), to be honest with you,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. “We were right there.”Point got his 21st goal Womens Johan Larsson Jersey , including seven over his last eight games, to tie it 1-all with 5:01 left in the first. Nikita Kucherov set up the goal with a backhand pass and has 20 assists and 25 points in his last 12 games.Pastrnak got his 20th goal in his 28th game this season on a rebound 2:04 in. Jaromir Jagr — on four occasions — is the only Czech-born player to reach the 20-goal mark in fewer games.Domingue made a pad save on a late first-period breakaway by Pastrnak, who went to his backhand.“I was pretty lucky,” Domingue said. “I probably should have known that he didn’t have the room to cut to his forehand. Sometimes you’ve got to be lucky to be good.”Pastrnak also had an assist.Boston activated defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who had been sidelined since Oct. 20 due to a concussion. The injury-depleted Bruins are still without center Patrice Bergeron (ribs), and defensemen Zdeno Chara (lower body), Kevan Miller (throat) and Urho Vaakanainen (concussion).“We weren’t quite there yet, but much better than Florida,” Cassidy said. “We had a few passengers. You can’t afford that against the No. 1 team.”NOTES: Krejci tied Bruins president Cam Neely for 10th place in team history with 590 points. Neely was at the game. … The Bruins claimed forward Gemel Smith off waivers from Dallas, sent D Connor Clifton to Providence of the AHL and placed Miller on injured reserve. Miller, hurt on Nov. 26, will be re-evaluated in four weeks. … Tampa Bay D Anton Stralman (upper body) missed his 14th straight game and is not practicing. His status is being reviewed on a weekly basis.UP NEXTBruins: Return home to play Toronto on Saturday night.Lightning: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.