nhl Game Recap
Penguins Down Philadelphia 5-4 - Match Report
Pittsburgh earned a 5-4 victory over Philadelphia behind a 2-goal performance from Evgeni Malkin on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh won as a -114 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Evgeni Malkin(2), Erik Karlsson(2), and Philip Tomasino each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Tomasino opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.
Joel Blomqvist stopped 21 of 22 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Matvei Michkov(2), Owen Tippett, and Noah Cates scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Joel Blomqvist.
Samuel Ersson stopped 20 of 25 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-1, while the Flyers were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 37-25.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Bruins. Philadelphia, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.