Flyers are getting just what they need from their depth as they take 2-0 series lead

PITTSBURGH — It happens every spring. Trends formed over the course of an 82-game regular season quickly go out the door in the Stanley Cup playoffs.If there was one thing the Philadelphia Flyers couldn’t do against the Pittsburgh Penguins, it was take careless penalties. Pittsburgh’s seventh-ranked power play, coupled with the Flyers’ inconsistent, 22nd-ranked penalty kill, would pretty much ensure a Penguins victory if that happened.Or so the thinking went.Advertisement