PITTSBURGH -- A limited number of individual game tickets for the first two home games of Round 3 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, May 6 at 10 a.m., the Pittsburgh Penguins announced.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will open the Eastern Conference Final round Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. against the Philadelphia Flyers at Mellon Arena. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be played Sunday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Mellon Arena.

Tickets for the first two home games will be referred to as “Round 3, Home Game 1” and “Round 3, Home Game 2”.

Approximately 2,000 tickets will be available for each game. Fans may purchase a maximum of four tickets per game.

Fans are encouraged to order online at Ticketmaster since tickets for Rounds 1 and 2 sold out in a matter of minutes.

Tickets also are available for purchase at the Mellon Arena Gate One Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, or by calling Ticketmaster at 412-323-1919. Fans are advised that lottery systems will be used at the Gate One Box Office and Ticketmaster locations.