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Posted on: Saturday, April 18, 2009

Penguins go 2-up on Flyers

Associated Press

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PITTSBURGH — 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 playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 3-2 victory last night.

Guerin 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 into the net 18:29 into overtime.

Guerin also scored the goal that tied it at 1 late in the second period, and Evgeni Malkin tied it at 2 with 3:37 remaining in the third.

It was the first game-winning playoff goal in Guerin's 17-season career.

"There's a first time for everything, I guess," said Guerin, who was dealt by the last-place Islanders to the Penguins at the March 4 trade deadline. "This was a big win for us."

PHILADELPHIA 1 0 1 0 — 2

PITTSBURGH 0 1 1 1 — 3

First Period—1, Philadelphia, Hartnell 1 (Carle, Coburn), 13:26 (pp). Second Period—2, Pittsburgh, Guerin 1 (Malkin, Crosby), 16:38.

Third Period—3, Philadelphia, Powe 1 (Giroux, Coburn), 2:09. 4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 2 (Letang, Gonchar), 16:23 (pp). First Overtime—5, Pittsburgh, Guerin 2 (Gonchar, Malkin), 18:29 (pp). Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 14-9-7-10—40. Pittsburgh 12-14-12-11—49. Goalies—Philadelphia, Biron. Pittsburgh, Fleury. A—17,132 (16,940). T—3:15.

HURRICANES 2, DEVILS 1

Defenseman Tim Gleason scored his first NHL playoff goal on a slap shot at 2:40 of overtime and Carolina beat New Jersey to tie their first-round playoff series at 1-1 at Newark, N.J.

CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 — 2

NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 0 — 1

First Period—1, New Jersey, Parise 2 (Martin, Elias), 10:44 (pp). 2, Carolina, Staal 1 (Whitney, Samsonov), 19:35 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—None. First Overtime—3, Carolina, Gleason 1 (Corvo), 2:40. Shots on Goal—Carolina 9-11-7-5—32. New Jersey 11-11-12-0—34. Goalies—Carolina, Ward. New Jersey, Brodeur. A—17,625 (17,625). T—2:45.

CANUCKS 3, BLUES 0

Roberto Luongo made 30 saves in his first NHL playoff shutout, and Vancouver beat St. Louis to take a 2-0 lead in their playoff series at Vancouver, British Columbia.

ST. LOUIS 0 0 0 — 0

VANCOUVER 0 1 2 — 3

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Vancouver, Sundin 1 (Demitra, Kesler), 18:04. Third Period—2, Vancouver, Burrows 1 (D.Sedin, H.Sedin), 9:46. 3, Vancouver, D.Sedin 2 (H.Sedin, Salo), 18:36 (en). Shots on Goal—St. Louis 7-9-14—30. Vancouver 5-13-9—27. Goalies—St. Louis, Mason. Vancouver, Luongo. A—18,630 (18,630). T—2:35.