PITTSBURGH – It was the Dan Vladar show in Pittsburgh on Monday, as he delivered a night to remember for the Philadelphia Flyers (2-0), who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (0-2) 3-0 at PPG Paints Arena.It was the first Flyers shutout of the season. The Flyers will return to Philadelphia with the series lead on Wednesday. Porter Martone and Garnet Hathaway scored for the Flyers The first period was much of the same as Game 1.

A lot of hits, physical, and animosity, but not a lot of offense. Unsurprisingly, no goals were scored during the first 20 minutes. Another parallel between games, there were two goals scored in the 2nd period, but this time, they were both by the same team.

Philadelphia scored twice in the third, giving it some cushion heading into the final frame. Here’s how we got to the final score. Read More: Flyers-Penguins Playoff Series Game 2: Lines, Notes & How to WatchAnother scoreless firstThere was an edge and aggression to the Penguins’ start, which was entirely expected after the Game 1 result.

They were much more aggressive in laying the big hits early. Similar to Saturday’s game, the early stages were much more about setting the tone and wearing down the opponent. A high stick call on Tyson Foerster at 8:24 into the game put the Penguins on the power play, but it did not last long as Erik Karlsson tripped up Travis Sanheim on a shorthanded breakaway.

Even 4-on-4 did not last long, as Rasmus Ristolainen got called for roughing Sidney Crosby. That gave Pittsburgh a shot 4-on-3 before Foerster came out of the box. The Penguins had just over a minute on a traditional power play.

Pittsburgh got another power play after Nick Seeler was called for roughing. There was a scrum by the Flyers’ penalty box, but Seeler got the only penalty. The Flyers were able to escape another Penguins’ power play.

After 20 minutes of the “who can hit each other the hardest,” the first period ended in a scoreless tie, with the Flyers leading in shots 5-2. Read More: Flyers Playoff Blog: Martone is Proving He’s Built for the MomentFlyers pull aheadThe start of the second period was much of the same. Over 5 minutes into the game, and not a lot of shots on goal.

Pittsburgh was still at 2, and the Flyers had 7. That was when the Penguins were called for too many men on the ice, giving the Flyers a power play. It did not amount to much, just two shots on goal and a lot of chasing the puck into their own zone.

If anything, the power play made the Pittsburgh crowd even louder. It certainly woke the Penguins up, who took their shot total from 2 to 6 in just about 5 minutes. He faced a limited number of shots, but the ones he did were good.

Dan Vladar had been excellent for the Flyers, and they need to score a goal for him quickly. And that, they did. Garnet Hathaway burst down the ice and beat out an icing call, which set up a possession for the Flyers.

Christian Dvorak (2) found Travis Konecny (2), who set up Porter Martone (2) for his second goal of the postseason, giving the Flyers the 1-0 lead. The Penguins got another power play, their 4th of the game, after Luke Glendening was called for a cross-check. Glendening had been a big part of the penalty kill’s success, so it was a big man down for the Flyers.

That did not matter. The Flyers had more chances shorthanded than the Penguins did on the power play. Owen Tippett (1) was patient in front of the net and found Garnet Hathaway (1) in the slot, who buried the shot on a wide-open net.

It was 2-0 Flyers, and the penalty expired shortly after. Philly went into the second intermission up 2-0. Flyers hold onLate in the second period, Evgeni Malkin got called for high-sticking on Travis Konecny.

The Flyers had 14.3 seconds of power-play time but did not score, so the rest carried over into the third period. They were unable to add on more before the penalty expired, so the Penguins killed off another Flyers’ power play. Time was ticking off the clock, and you could see the Penguins were starting to get desperate.

There seemed to be a big reliance on Crosby, Rickard Rakell, and Egor Chinakhov as they were trying to get anything going. A great opportunity came for the Penguins with Travis Konecny getting called for interference with 13:29 to play. Sean Couturier and Luke Glendening led a breakout shorthanded, but Stuart Skinner made the save of the series, so far.

Again, the Flyers had the best chance on the Penguins’ power play. They killed off their fifth penalty. The Penguins were really reliant on their stars to generate offense, and were.

Through 53 minutes, they just could not solve the Flyers’ netminder. The Penguins pulled Skinner with 2:33 left for a chance with the extra attacker. Luke Glendening (1) scored on the empty net after Sean Couturier (1) and Hathaway (1) set him up.

Skinner returned to the net.Some post-whistle pleasantries were exchanged by both teams, but the Flyers came away with a power play. Nick Seeler was given a 10-minute misconduct, as were Anthony