Flyers, Penguins stuff penalty box with 11 players after Game 3 scrum
The Flyers and Penguins put a squeeze on the penalty box in Game 3 of the playoff series — try, 11 total players cramped inside their designated punishment areas.
Both teams could have snapped a team photo after a melee broke out in the second period of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Penguins forward Bryan Rust slammed Travis Konecny to the ice behind the net and smothered the Flyers forward in a hit that sparked all the lines to join the fray.
Konecny ripped off his helmet and dropped his gloves and beckoned Rust to fight him.
The Flyers sent six players to the box and the Penguins five.
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- Make room! Flyers, Penguins squeeze 11 players inside penalty box after Game 3 melee 6abc Philadelphia —
- Flyers edge closer to sweep with thrilling win over Penguins Associated Press —