nhl Game Recap
Philadelphia Falls 5-4 to Penguins - Recap
The Penguins earned a 5-4 victory over the Flyers on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh won as a -315 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Pittsburgh got goals from Chad Ruhwedel, Kris Letang, Dominik Simon, Jake Guentzel, and Sidney Crosby in the victory. Simon opened the scoring at 14:09 of the first period.
Casey DeSmith stopped 23 of 27 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Philadelphia got goals from Claude Giroux, Scott Laughton, Nick Seeler, and Justin Braun in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Carter Hart stopped 29 of 34 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Pittsburgh scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 34-27.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. Philadelphia, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.