Carcillo suspended for 1 game.

The NHL gave Daniel Carcillo of the Philadelphia Flyers a one game suspension for his antics in the last few moments of game 1 of the series. His hit on Max Talbot on the last faceoff was reason for the suspension.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=275244

Kunitz has great day!

Chris Kunitz had a pretty eventful day yesterday. The birth of his first child, Zachary, was in the morning and while he almost considered skipping last night's game, he decided to play in the Pens game 1 victory over the Flyers. Kunitz, it's easy to say, had a pretty good day. He now has hopes of sharing his playoff memories with his new son.

http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=418652

Game 1 receives record rating on FSN.

Game 1 between the Flyers and Penguins last night recorded the 9th highest rating for a Pens playoff game for FSN with a 14.7 rating.

http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=418685

Pens win game 1.

First off, I would like to apologize for not having many posts recently. It is awful at this point in the season, but school work has been keeping me extremely busy. Now to get to business. The Pens played a great game last night at Mellon Arena against the Flyers. The Flyers got into penalty trouble and the Pens took advantage of the first one with Sidney Crosby's goal. The Penguins kept the Flyers on their heels for most of the game and built a 4-0 lead. Unfortunately, a fluky goal ruined Fleury's attempt at a shutout, but that would not deter from the great win. The Flyers did not play a good game, but that does not mean they will necessarily be easy to beat. Be sure the Flyers will be looking to correct themselves tomorrow night against the Pens. The Pens hope to carry the momentum they gained from game 1 into tomorrow's game 2.