There are many people who predicted the Penguins would make quick and easy work of the Flyers in their first-round playoff series. I’m fairly certain even the most optimistic of those fans couldn’t have projected it would be as easy as Game 1 was.
The Penguins looked poised to make a long Stanley Cup run. They scored seven times against the Flyers. They were never in danger of losing the game or breaking a sweat.
Sidney Crosby had a hat trick, Evgeni Malkin scored one of the most incredible goals you will ever see and Matt Murray looked a lot like the goaltender who helped the Penguins hoist the Stanley Cup two years in a row.