from Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

All things considered, this very unlucky Friday the 13th could have been so much worse for the Penguins.

Seeing Kris Letang return to the ice for the third period after taking what appeared to be a deliberate, high elbow to his head from Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux saved the night from being the Penguins’ worst nightmare.

It’s one thing to lose a game.

In some ways, it’s hard to believe the Penguins were whipped, 5-1, by the Flyers Friday night in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series just two days after the Penguins beat ’em by a touchdown in Game 1. But that’s the competitive nature of professional sports. The other team gets paid, too.

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Below, watch the Giroux/Letang collision and the game highlights...