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Malkin’s 2 goals help Pens to Game 1 win

Philadelphia Flyers goalie Martin Biron crouches near the goal near the end of the third period against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals in Pittsburgh, Friday, May 9, 2008. The Penguins won 4-2.

With Evgeni Malkin doing his best Mario Lemieux impression, even a healthy Kimmo Timonen might not have made a difference. The Flyers probably needed an in-his-prime Bobby Clarke, and maybe more, to stop this. Malkin scored two dazzling goals 5 minutes apart to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins rode their two big stars to a 4-2 victory over Philadelphia…

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