nhl Game Recap
Flyers Fall 4-2 Against Pittsburgh - Game Recap
Pittsburgh earned a 4-2 victory over Philadelphia behind a 2-goal performance from Rickard Rakell on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
The Penguins were a -247 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Rickard Rakell(2), Bryan Rust, and Ryan Poehling in the victory. Rakell opened the scoring at 11:40 of the first period.
Casey DeSmith turned in a 31-save effort for the Penguins.
Philadelphia got goals from Nicolas Deslauriers, and Travis Konecny in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Philadelphia got a 27-stop effort from Samuel Ersson in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-4, while the Flyers were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 33-31.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Devils. Philadelphia, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.