Flyers’ blowout loss to Penguins extends winless streak to five
Pittsburgh scored three power-play goals to snap a three-game losing streak while Philadelphia extended its winless run to five games, conceding 25 goals in that span.
- Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Flyers 6-3 at PPG Paints Arena, extending the Flyers' winless skid to five games.
- Pittsburgh's special teams recharged, scoring three power-play goals that tied a season high after a sequence of Flyers penalties including one by Cam York.
- Sam Ersson allowed three goals on 14 shots and was pulled early in the second period, while Aleksei Kolosov made 13 saves after coming in to stabilize the net.
- The Flyers' slump deepened as they scored nine goals and allowed 25 during a five-game winless stretch, while the Penguins snapped a three-game losing streak.
- With Dan Vladar sidelined, the Flyers recalled Aleksei Kolosov from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and return home Saturday to host the New York Rangers.
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Penguins blow out Flyers, 6-3
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored one of Pittsburgh’s three power-play goals and the Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Thursday night. Crosby also had an assist to become the eighth player in NHL history with at least 19 50-point seasons. Crosby, who reached 50 for the sixth consecutive season, has points in 29 of his last 34 games against the Flyers. Justin Brazeau and Bryan Rust also scored power-play goals for Pittsburgh, which has…
Flyers’ blowout loss to Penguins extends winless streak to five
They managed to avoid a prolonged slump for the first half of the season so maybe the Flyers have forgotten how to stop one. That’s been apparent in the last five games, in which they have gone winless (0-4-1), including Thursday night’s 6-3 blowout loss at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena. Special teams were prominent on this night. Three of the six Pittsburgh goals came on the power play. The Flyers went zero for four with the man advantage and t…
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