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Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers

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Pittsburgh Penguins
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Philadelphia Flyers
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Bobby Brink stars as the Flyers pound the Penguins 6-1

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game Highlights

Noah Cates had two goals and an assist in Philadelphia's third consecutive win. Tyson Foerster had a goal and two assists, and Owen Tippett and Rasmus Ristolainen also scored.

Brink and Cates scored 10 seconds apart late in the second period, lifting Philadelphia to a 5-1 lead.

Samuel Ersson made 23 saves for the Flyers.

Philip Tomasino scored for the Penguins in their fourth consecutive loss.

Takeaways Penguins: Pittsburgh was credited with 20 giveaways, several of which led to goals for the Flyers.

Flyers: Matvei Michkov picked up a pair of assists. He has 41 points this season, the most by a Flyers rookie since Shayne Gostisbehere posted 46 points in 2015-16.

Key moment Jaime Drysdale intercepted a pass at the Flyers' blue line on a potential odd-man rush for the Penguins. Then he made a no-look pass to Foerster for his 16th goal as the Flyers opened a 3-1 lead.

Key stat The Penguins have allowed at least five goals in 15 games this season, including the last three.

Up next The Penguins and Flyers meet again on Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:56 Rasmus Ristolainen Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Egor Zamula (10), Matvei Michkov (23)
Goal 1st Period 12:19 Noah Cates Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Bobby Brink (17), Jakob Pelletier (8)
Goal 2nd Period 6:09 Philip Tomasino Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Michael Bunting (15), Kris Letang (14)
Goal 2nd Period 11:55 Tyson Foerster Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Jamie Drysdale (11), Bobby Brink (18)
Goal 2nd Period 18:55 Noah Cates Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Bobby Brink (19), Tyson Foerster (11)
Goal 2nd Period 19:05 Bobby Brink Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Noah Cates (13), Tyson Foerster (12)
Goal 3rd Period 6:06 Owen Tippett Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Couturier (20), Matvei Michkov (24)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 15
19 Hits 14
4 Takeaways 4
24 Shots 38
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 25
54.5 Faceoff Win Percent 45.5
20 Giveaways 14
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,089 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 42 14 92 8
Carolina 38 22 80 4
New Jersey 34 25 74 6
Columbus 31 24 70 8
NY Rangers 31 27 68 6
NY Islanders 29 27 65 7
Philadelphia 27 30 62 8
Pittsburgh 25 31 60 10
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