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Philadelphia Ices Pittsburgh 6-1 - Recap
Noah Cates scored a pair of goals against the Penguins as Philadelphia handed Pittsburgh a 6-1 defeat on Tuesday at Wells Fargo Center.
Philadelphia was favored by -125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Noah Cates(2), Bobby Brink, Rasmus Ristolainen, Owen Tippett, and Tyson Foerster each scored for the Flyers in the victory. Ristolainen opened the scoring for Philadelphia.
Samuel Ersson turned in a 23-save effort for the Flyers.
Pittsburgh got a goal from Philip Tomasino in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 32 of 38 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Philadelphia scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 38-24.