5 Keys: Penguins at Flyers, Game 3

PENGUINS at FLYERS
3 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVAS
Best-of-7 series tied 1-1
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins will try to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference First Round series at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday.

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The Flyers defeated the Penguins 5-1 in Game 2 on Friday after the Penguins won 7-0 in Game 1 on Wednesday.
Here are 5 keys for Game 3:

1. Winning at home

The Flyers' 22 wins at home were the fewest of any of the 16 teams that reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But they ended the regular season with five straight victories at Wells Fargo Center and will look to keep that going by using a simple approach.
"I think at home sometimes we try to do a little too much, try to do the extra play," captain Claude Giroux said. "We've got to keep it simple. Don't do the extra pass, just put it on net, get guys to the net. Play a grinding game."

2. Pittsburgh's power play

The Penguins had the No. 1 power play in the NHL during the regular season (26.2 percent). But they are 1-for-8 (12.5 percent) through two games, and their top unit -- forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Patric Hornqvist and Phil Kessel, and defenseman Justin Schultz -- has no goals and a combined four shots on goal in the first two games.
Coach Mike Sullivan said the No. 1 group needs to have more of a shooting mentality, but Crosby said he isn't worried.
"The first game we were really good on our entries and probably made a couple mistakes in-zone," the center said. "Last game, I have a wide-open net. I put it in and we're not talking about the power play. … We have to execute and power play will be a big part of these games here."
Philadelphia's penalty kill was 29th in the NHL (75.8 percent, including 74.5 percent at home).

3. More from Kessel

Kessel tied for seventh in the League this season with an NHL career-best 92 points, but he has no points and three shots on goal through the first two games.
Sullivan shifted Kessel from the third line with Derick Brassard to the second line with Malkin and Hornqvist during Game 2. Whoever Kessel plays with, his contribution likely will be a big component to any success the Penguins have in Game 3.

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4. Elliott's ups and downs

Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott made 34 saves in Game 2. He looked far sharper and better positionally than he did in Game 1, when coach Dave Hakstol removed him 9:01 into the second period after he allowed five goals on 19 shots.
Elliott still is working his way back after a seven-week recovery from surgery to repair a core muscle injury. The Flyers need a Game 2-like performance to take a lead in the series.

5. Murray bouncing back

Pittsburgh goaltender Matt Murray is 8-1 with a 1.58 goals-against average, a .936 save percentage and one shutout in games after a playoff loss during the past two seasons.
Three times he bounced back from a loss to win a series-clinching game, including 18 saves in a 3-1 win against the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the 2016 Cup Final after allowing three goals on 21 shots in a 4-2 loss in Game 5.
He had a 24-save shutout in Game 5 of the 2017 Cup Final against the Nashville Predators after losing Games 3 and 4. He followed that with a 27-save shutout in Game 6 to close the series.

Penguins projected lineup

Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Carl Hagelin -- Evgeni Malkin -- Patric Hornqvist
Zach Aston-Reese -- Derick Brassard -- Phil Kessel
Conor Sheary -- Riley Sheahan -- Tom Kuhnhackl
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Olli Maatta -- Justin Schultz
Jamie Oleksiak -- Chad Ruhwedel
Matt Murray
Casey DeSmith
Scratched:Matt Hunwick, Dominik Simon, Josh Jooris
Injured:Carter Rowney (upper body)

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Michael Raffl
Oskar Lindblom -- Nolan Patrick -- Jakub Voracek
Travis Konecny -- Valtteri Filppula -- Wayne Simmonds
Scott Laughton -- Jori Lehtera -- Matt Read
Ivan Provorov -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Travis Sanheim -- Andrew MacDonald
Brandon Manning -- Radko Gudas
Brian Elliott
Petr Mrazek
Scratched:Dale Weise, Taylor Leier, Jordan Weal, Johnny Oduya, Robert Hagg
Injured:Michal Neuvirth (lower body)

Status report

Letang was the only player missing from Penguins practice Saturday. He collided with Giroux and left the game with 7:00 left in the second period of Game 2 but returned to start the third period. ... Aston-Reese and Sheary could switch spots in the lineup. … The Flyers held an optional practice Saturday that included nine skaters and two goaltenders. Lindblom, Read, Laughton and Sanheim were the only players from Game 2 who practiced.
NHL.com correspondent Wes Crosby contributed to this report.