Greiss stones Barkov on the OT penalty shot in Florida pic.twitter.com/hAaks1VGsA

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) April 23, 2016

A penalty shot. In overtime. In the playoffs. In Game 5 of a 2-2 series. Yeah.

Had Aleksander Barkov scored, he would have bagged one of those "Spacey in Space" hoodies for life from his Florida Panthers teammates. But New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss was having none of it.

The breakaway was awarded after Islanders defenseman Calvin de Haan was penalized for closing his hand on the puck in the New York crease.

It was only the third penalty shot in overtime playoff history, and we've yet to see a goal. The goalies are perfect.

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These Washington Capitals have not been here before.

Sure, past iterations of the roster have been in a position to succeed in the postseason and come up short. But, as far as defenseman Karl Alzner is concerned, this group is venturing down a new path.

Karl Alzner: "I don't think this team has any playoff history. This is our first one together."

— Chris Gordon (@Chris_Gordon) April 23, 2016

Still, after Friday's loss, the club has dropped nine of its last ten games when trying to clinch a playoff series, and Michal Neuvirth's ridiculous performance in Game 5 may have planted seeds of doubt in the Capitals' heads.

Head coach Barry Trotz, however, agrees with Alzner.

Trotz: "If we throw that game out next game or if we have to do it in Game 7, I’ll trust that game. I think our odds are pretty good.”

— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) April 23, 2016

Washington did add Justin Williams - also known as "Mr. Game 7" - last summer, and he could come in handy should the series indeed go the distance.

Game 6 is Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia.

Nicklas Backstrom: "I don't know anything about the past. We're looking forward here."

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) April 23, 2016

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SHAWINIGAN, Que. - Matthew Highmore scored 46 seconds into overtime as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the Shawinigan Cataractes 6-5 on Friday to open their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinal series. Sam Povorozniouk and Spencer Smallm...

WASHINGTON - Michal Neuvirth made a playoff career-high 44 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 2-0 in Game 5 on Friday night to stay alive in their first-round series. Neuvirth was dominant, carrying the team on his...

Michal Neuvirth knows what it's like to be on the - how can we put this politely? - less talented team

The Philadelphia Flyers goaltender was on a mission Friday night, singlehandedly keeping his team's season alive with a 44-save shutout on the road against the Washington Capitals, this season's best NHL team.

How'd he do it? Practice.

"Last year I was with Buffalo, so I was facing a lot of shots, so I'm kind of used to it," Neuvirth said, according to The Associated Press' Stephen Whyno.

The Sabres tanked it up last season, finishing last in the league with 54 points. Neuvirth started 27 games for the Sabres and saw 941 pucks, an average of 34.85 per game. So, yeah, he knows what he's talking about.

The 28-year-old has been an absolute beast since replacing Steve Mason in the Flyers' crease, stopping 75 of 76 shots in Game 4 and 5 wins, with no room for error.

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Frans Nielsen just wanted a drink of water.

Instead, the New York Islanders forward was given a faulty bottle, which he promptly slammed down behind the bench in utter disgust.

H2-oh snap!

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WASHINGTON - Michal Neuvirth made a playoff career-high 44 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 2-0 in Game 5 on Friday night to stay alive in their first-round series.

Neuvirth was dominant, carrying the team on his shoulders and blunting Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals' every charge to cut the series deficit to 3-2 and send it back to Philadelphia for Game 6 on Sunday.

Ryan White scored the lone goal for the Flyers against Braden Holtby, with the puck deflecting in off Washington defenseman Taylor Chorney and past the goalie.

Chris VandeVelde added an empty-netter late.

Holtby was barely tested in making 10 saves.

The pressure is now on the Presidents' Trophy-winning Capitals, who led the series 3-0 before Neuvirth replaced Steve Mason in goal for Philadelphia. Washington lost back-to-back games in regulation for the first time all season.

Sidelined by a lower-body injury for three weeks, Neuvirth only played two games since March 4 before making his Flyers playoff debut in Game 4 on Wednesday, stopping 31 of 32 shots against the team that drafted and developed him.

Neuvirth faced the Capitals in relief while with the New York Islanders in the 2015 playoffs, but this was his big opportunity. Some of his former teammates made sure it was a busy one.

The Capitals put on a shooting gallery against Neuvirth almost all game, hemming the Flyers in their zone and forcing him to be sharp. The 28-year-old Czech made a big glove save on Daniel Winnik short-handed attempt early in the second period to keep the Capitals off the board, and then Philadelphia finally gave him some support.

Three seconds after another unsuccessful power play, White was credited with the goal when it banked off Chorney's skate and in. The Flyers fell to 1 for 21 on the power play in the series but remained alive.

Neuvirth was singlehandedly the reason for that as he sprawled to stop Karl Alzner, denied Ovechkin and robbed Marcus Johansson in the second period. In the third he denied Dmitry Orlov on a rush and smothered the puck and handled a slap shot from Ovechkin.

On a Capitals power play midway through the third, Neuvirth made another stand and always looked in control while facing an onslaught. VandeVelde scored an empty-netter with 30.8 seconds left to seal it.

The 33-shot disparity (44 to 11) tied the second-biggest margin by a losing playoff team since 1989-90, according to STATS.

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This was very Washington Capitals.

The Philadelphia Flyers managed only 11 shots in their Game 5 win over the fellas in D.C. on Friday night. Yet they won, 2-0, keeping their season alive, thanks to goaltender Michal Neuvirth.

Philadelphia's 11 shots are a club record for fewest in a playoff game in franchise history. After going up 1-0 at 7:52 of the second period, the Flyers managed four shots the rest of the way, according to Sportsnet's John Shannon. Bananas.

BTW, shot attempts were 82-27.

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 23, 2016

The last time a team fired so few shots on goal in a playoff game, it was May 13, 1998, according to TSN's Kevin Gibson. The Capitals were on the other end of that one, beating the Ottawa Senators - you guessed it - 2-0.

"I mean, it's just the playoffs," Neuvirth said 48 hours ago. "I like playing in the playoffs." No kidding, eh? He's stopped 75 of 76 shots.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) April 23, 2016

Hockey's wild. And the Flyers remain alive. Game 6 is at 12 p.m. ET on Sunday in Philadelphia.

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Chimeria hits Voracek across the letters. pic.twitter.com/Ry3y14ED9q

— Joe Dought (@JoeR35h93) April 23, 2016

Somehow, Jason Chimera only got two minutes for this hit on Jakub Voracek.

Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Flyers, their power play is currently operating without the whole "power" part.

As for Voracek, he doesn't think the Washington Capitals forward is all, uh, there.

pic.twitter.com/GTbTAyjxUY

— Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) April 23, 2016

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Jim Nill is being as vague as possible when it comes to Tyler Seguin's status.

Prior to Game 5 against the Minnesota Wild on Friday, the Dallas Stars general manager was asked to provide an update on the injured center, who has missed the majority of the series.

The prognosis?

Seguin has a lower-body injury, is considered day to day, and it's not a long terms issue, Nill told Mike Heika of the Dallas News.

The injury that kept Seguin out of the final weeks of the regular season and Game 1 of the first-round series was to his Achilles, but it appears as something else may be hindering his ability to play.

Tyler Seguin just walked out of AAC with not a heavy, but certainly noticeable limp. A band of tape wrapped around his right upper calf.

— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) April 22, 2016

If the Stars can finish off the Wild on Friday, it'll afford Seguin extra time to get ready for round two, especially if other series around the league go long.

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