Flyers bounce back, dominate Penguins

Sean Couturier had a goal and two assists, Brian Elliott stopped 34 shots, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Friday to even the first-round Eastern Conference series at one win apiece.

Shane Gostisbehere, Travis Konecny, Andrew Mcdonald and Nolan Patrick also scored for the Flyers, who bounced back from a 7-0 loss in the opener to beat the Penguins for the first time this season.

Patric Hornqvist scored Pittsburgh’s goal with just over five minutes left to avoid the shutout.

Matt Murray’s shutout streak dating to the 2017 Stanley

Cup Finals ended at 226:49 when Gostisbehere scored on the power play late in the first period. Murray finished with 16 saves to lose for the third time in 17 home playoff starts.

At Winnipeg, Manitoba, Paul Stastny, Andrew Copp and Patrik Laine scored in the third period for Winnipeg, which took a 2-0 series lead.

Defenseman Tyler Myers had a goal in the second period and also had an assist. Rookie Jack Roslovic, replacing injured Mathieu Perreault, had two assists in the game that ended with a series of fights.

Zach Parise had his second goal of the series when he deflected Mikko Koivu’s shot past Connor Hellebuyck to end the goalie’s shutout bid with 45 seconds left. Hellebuyck totaled 16 saves.