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Tuesday's night's 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins was all the proof you needed as the Flyers had a prime opportunity to pass up their cross-state rival in the wild-card standings, only to watch it come crashing down in a span of two minutes and 17 seconds when the Pens scored three unanswered goals (see observations). "We know [there are] big points for grabs, especially tonight," Sean Couturier said. Coming off their most impressive win of the season, a 5-3 victory last Friday in Tampa over the NHL's best team at the midway point, the Flyers reverted back to the team that brings the required effort but can't seem to pair that with the necessary goals or sound defensive play. Continue to Article

January 03, 2018 12:13:am EST

Ryan Reaves can be quick to drop his gloves and start a timely fight to spark his team. With his gloves on, Reaves instead found another way to lift Pittsburgh with an opportune goal. Reaves had a rare goal and an assist, and the Penguins scored four times in the second period to beat the scuffling Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Tuesday night. Continue to Article

January 02, 2018 11:22:pm EST

Depending upon how medical updates go, Tuesday could have been a rough game for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers. Without knowing how cloudy or sunny injury news ends up being, the game itself went the Penguins’ way, in a big way. Riding a frenetic second period, the Penguins pummeled their cross-state rivals, beating the Flyers 5-1. Continue to Article

January 02, 2018 10:28:pm EST

As of this writing, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in a strong position to get a much-needed win against the Philadelphia Flyers, what with their 4-1 lead. It seems like Matt Murray‘s barely been available for the Penguins from injury issues, and now Tristan Jarry is a concern. Continue to Article

January 02, 2018 9:15:pm EST