Sidney Crosby scored twice Saturday and Pittsburgh rallied from a 3-0 deficit for a 5-3 win to eliminate Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Penguins recorded a 4-2 win in the best-of-seven series. The Flyers took a 3-0 lead on Danny Briere's power play goal at 4:06 of the second period, but did not score from that point. Crosby scored once unassisted and once into an empty net with 28 seconds left in regulation.

Martin Biron recorded his second playoff shutout by making 28 saves Thursday, keeping Philadelphia alive in the post-season with a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh's advantage in the best-of-seven, opening-round series was reduced to 3-2.

Marc-Andre Fleury had 45 saves Tuesday, backstopping Pittsburgh's 3-1 win over Philadelphia for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern quarterfinals. Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy and Maxime Talbot each scored for the Penguins, who could win the series Thursday when they host the Flyers Thursday. Daniel Carcillo had the lone goal for Philadelphia.

Martin Biron stopped 26-of-29 shots Sunday, helping Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 6-3 and shrink its deficit to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Flyers, who are trying to rebound from an 0-2 series deficit for just the third time in franchise history, got two goals from Simon Gagne -- the first shorthanded in the second period and the second into an empty net at 18:24 of the third. Jeff Carter, Mike Richards (power play), Claude Giroux and Jared Ross all scored once, while Danny Briere had two assists for the Flyers, who lost the first two games, both on the road. Marc-Andre Fleury let in five goals on 29 shots for the Penguins. Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin scored twice -- once on the power play.

Third-period goals by Sean Avery and Blair Betts sent the New York Rangers to a 4-3 win over Philadelphia Sunday in the regular season finale for both teams. The Rangers will take on the Washington Capitals in the opening round of the playoffs and the Flyers go against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brandon