Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, 29, is congratulated by teammates, including Ryan Malone, left, after registering a 6-0 shutout against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The win sends the Penguins to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1992. Related story on <B>Page 7</B>.

PITTSBURGH — Sid and the kids are off to the Stanley Cup finals, thanks to a dominating run by a Penguins team that in two seasons has transformed itself from one of the NHL's worst to one of its best.

Ryan Malone scored twice and set up a third goal and Pittsburgh routed Philadelphia 6-0 Sunday to win the Eastern Conference finals.

The Penguins, dominating Game 5 from the start with Malone and Evgeni Malkin scoring in the first 10 minutes, will play the winner of the Detroit-Dallas series for the Stanley Cup. The Red Wings take a 3-2 series lead into Dallas for Game 6 of the Western Conference finals tonight.

Marian Hossa had a goal and three assists and Sidney Crosby, the 20-year-old captain, added two assists. Jordan Staal scored his third goal in two games. Pascal Dupuis, an Atlanta teammate of Hossa's before the two were dealt to Pittsburgh at the trading deadline, also scored.

Pittsburgh, one of the youngest teams to play for a championship in any major pro sport, goes for the Cup for the first time since 1992, when Mario Lemieux led the Pens to their second title in two seasons.