Cam York scores in OT as Flyers eliminate Penguins in Game 6 - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — Cam York flicked a wrist shot from the point, chucked his stick into the stands and chased away years of bad hockey in Philadelphia.

York snapped the tension and a scoreless tie with the goal of the former first-round pick's career, burying the winner 17:32 into overtime that ignited a wild celebration and sent the Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years with a 1-0 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.

The Flyers are set for a second-round showdown against Carolina.

«Just tried to put it there,» York said. «We knew that it was going to be a greasy one. It felt really good to see that one go in.»

Dan Vladar was again sensational in the net. He stopped all 42 shots and prevented the Penguins from playing for a chance at playoff history.

Sidney Crosby and the Penguins tried to become just the fifth team in NHL history to win a series after trailing 3-0. They won two straight to force Game 6.

It is the Flyers who are moving on in coach Rick Tocchet's first season.

«It's been a long time,» Tocchet said. «I know there's been a lot of frustration.»

Arturs Silovs made 31 saves. Crosby skated over and consoled Silovs on the ice as the Flyers' theme song, Olivia Dean's «Man I Need,» blasted throughout the arena.

«We were a shot away from going back to Pittsburgh for Game 7,» Crosby said. «It comes down to bounces sometimes. Putting yourself in that position is tough. I think we all had a lot of belief we could dig ourselves out of it. It's just unfortunate we got behind early in the series.»

The last playoff game to head to overtime scoreless was Winnipeg and Edmonton in a 2021 first-round series. The Jets won 1-0 in the first OT.

The Flyers are in the playoffs for the