Flyers defenseman Cam York fires stick into stands after scoring overtime series-clincher vs Penguins

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Cam York did much than conscionable extremity the Pittsburgh Penguins' play by scoring the overtime victor successful Game 6 -- helium launched his instrumentality to the edges of the stratosphere during the celebrations.

York scored the game-winning extremity with 2:28 near successful overtime, giving the Flyers a 1-0 series-clinching triumph implicit the Penguins connected Wednesday astatine the Wells Fargo Center.

York fired a wrist changeable done postulation that recovered the backmost of the net, sending the Flyers’ faithful into a frenzy. The 25-year-old defenseman turned astir successful solemnisation and roared to the assemblage earlier winding up and flinging his instrumentality into the stands.

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Philadelphia Flyers' Cam York celebrates aft scoring the game-winning extremity successful overtime during Game 6 against the Pittsburgh Penguins successful the archetypal circular of the Stanley Cup playoffs successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected April 29, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)

The Flyers’ overtime leader said helium blacked retired successful celebration.

"I anticipation everyone's OK," York said with a laugh. "Definitely don't privation a lawsuit. Just honestly blacked out. I didn't cognize what to do. I was truthful excited."

The Flyers took a 3-0 bid lead, but the Penguins battled backmost to triumph Games 4 and 5, threatening to propulsion disconnected a historical comeback. York said the squad knew it was going to beryllium a grind to instrumentality down their in-state counterparts.

"Just tried to enactment it there," York said. "We knew that it was going to beryllium a greasy one. It felt truly bully to spot that 1 spell in."

"So blessed for the guys successful that room. We battled each twelvemonth agelong for this position."

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Philadelphia Flyers goalie Dan Vladar celebrates aft the Flyers won Game 6 against the Pittsburgh Penguins successful the archetypal circular of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs successful Philadelphia connected April 29, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)

Despite being down 3-0, the Penguins ne'er wavered successful their religion that they could rally and unit a decisive Game 7. They tried to go the 5th squad successful NHL past to triumph a bid aft falling down 3-0.

"We were a changeable distant from going backmost to Pittsburgh for Game 7," Sidney Crosby said. "It comes down to bounces sometimes. Putting yourself successful that presumption is tough. I deliberation we each had a batch of content we could excavation ourselves retired of it. It's conscionable unfortunate we got down aboriginal successful the series."

"It's a batch close now," Penguins manager Dan Muse said. "At nary constituent americium I expecting the play to extremity today."

Flyers goalie Dan Vladar was outstanding successful the win, redeeming each 42 shots helium faced from the Penguins.

The Flyers are successful the playoffs for the archetypal clip since 2020, erstwhile they past reached the 2nd circular successful the bubble season. They are successful the 2nd circular successful a afloat NHL play for the archetypal clip since 2012.

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Sidney Crosby and Sean Couturier shingle hands aft the Philadelphia Flyers won Game 6 of the first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoffs bid successful Philadelphia connected April 29, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)

Flyers manager Rick Tocchet is successful his archetypal play arsenic the team’s caput manager and said helium understands the vexation of the instrumentality basal for the deficiency of playoff occurrence implicit the past decade.

"It's been a agelong time," Tocchet said. "I cognize there's been a batch of frustration."

The Flyers volition look the Carolina Hurricanes successful the 2nd circular of the playoffs.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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