Listed in bracket order . All times ET.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Pittsburgh vs. Flyers
Seeds: Pittsburgh, Metropolitan-2; Flyers, Metropolitan-3
Power play ranks: Pittsburgh 1st; Flyers 15th
Penalty kill ranks: Pittsburgh 17th; Flyers 29th
Pitt stops: The two-time defending champs are trying to become the first team to win three in a row since the Islanders won four from 1980 to 1983. … Went 4-0 against the Flyers this season, winning two of those game in overtime. Pittsburgh scored five goals in each game. … Sidney Crosby has nine points (two goals) in four games against the Flyers this season.