nhl Game Recap
Flyers Fall 5-1 Against Pittsburgh - Game Recap
The Flyers came up short Saturday against the Penguins, falling 5-1.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -257 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Jake Guentzel, Mikael Granlund, Jason Zucker, Sidney Crosby, and Rickard Rakell in the victory. Rakell opened the scoring at 5:52 of the first period.
Casey DeSmith stopped 30 of 31 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Kieffer Bellows scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Casey DeSmith.
Carter Hart stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-4, while the Flyers were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Philadelphia 32-31 in the game.
Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head home to face Vegas.