In hockey, they often say that winning requires your best players to be your best players. The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins both demonstrated the validity of that idiom this afternoon. Breaking down the numbers Pittsburgh Penguins with 20+ minutes ice time Evgeni Malkin – 0G, 1A, +1, 1 shot, 1 missed shot, 18% FW, TOI 22:26 Philippe Boucher – 0G, 0A, E, 0 shots, 2 blocked shots, TOI 22:17 Rob Scuderi – 0G, 0A, -1, 2 giveaways, 3 blocked shots, TOI 21:47 Sidney Crosby – 0G, 0A, -1, 4 shots, 1 blocked shot, 2 giveaways, TOI   21:37 minutes Jordan Staal – 1G, 0A, E, 2 missed shots, 43% FW, TOI 21:20 Brooks Orpik – 0G, 0A, -2, 4 hits, TOI 21:13 Alex Goligoski – 0G, 1A, +1, 2 shots, 2 giveaways, TOI 20:28 Philadelphia Flyers with 20+ minutes ice time Kimmo Timonen – 0G, 4A, E, 2 hits, TOI 26:00 Jeff Carter – 1G, 2A, 4 shots, 3 hits, 63% FW, TOI 23:09 Braydon Coburn – 0G, 0A, E, 2 shots, 2 hits, TOI 22:36 Mike Knuble – 2G, 0A, +2, 7 shots, TOI 21:47 Matt Carle – 0G, 2A, E, 3 giveaways, 2 blocked shots, TOI 21:00 Simon Gagne – 0G, 0A, +1, 2 shots, 1 blocked shot, TOI 20:11 *Mike Richards – 1G, 2A, +1, 4 shots, 2 hits, 53% FW, TOI 19:40 I was quite shocked at Sidney Crosby’s performance.

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