Guerin’s second goal lifts Penguins in OT
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Bill Guerin scored his second goal of the game after Pittsburgh went on a rare two-man advantage in overtime, and the Penguins went up two games in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers, winning, 3-2, on Friday night at Pittsburgh.
Guerin, at 38 the oldest player on a mostly young team, took Sergei Gonchar’s pass from center point and skated toward the net from the low left circle, faked a pass and beat goalie Martin Biron on a shot that deflected off the left post 18:29 into overtime.
Guerin also scored the goal that tied it at 1-1 late in the second, and Evgeni Malkin tied it at 2-2 with 3:37 left in the third.
Carolina 2, New Jersey 1 -- Defenseman Tim Gleason, a former King, scored his first playoff goal on a slap shot at 2:40 of overtime and the Hurricanes beat the Devils at Newark, N.J., to tie their Eastern Conference series at 1-1.
Vancouver 3, St. Louis 0 -- Roberto Luongo made 30 saves in his first playoff shutout, and the Canucks beat the Blues at Vancouver, Canada, to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference series.
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