Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves to record his third career playoff shutout and Marian Hossa posted a goal and three assists, as Pittsburgh secured a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals with a 6-0 shellacking of the Philadelphia Flyers. Ryan Malone registered two goals and an assist for the Penguins, who won the Eastern Conference finals, 4-1, to reach the championship series for the first time since winning the second of back-to-back titles in 1992. Sidney Crosby and Maxime Talbot both collected two assists for Pittsburgh, which is 8-0 at home in the playoffs and 16-0 at Mellon Arena since a 2-1 shootout loss to San Jose on February 24th. The Penguins will play either Dallas or Detroit in the Cup Finals. The Red Wings hold a 3-2 series lead in the West finals with Game 6 scheduled for Monday in Dallas. Martin Biron was roughed up for six goals on 25 shots for the Flyers, who welcomed back defenseman Kimmo Timonen to the lineup. The 33-year-old Finn missed the first four tests of this series with a blood clot in his left ankle and was originally expected to be sidelined for the entire series. HASH(0x9cf57c4)
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