Come on. They were always going to win this game.
Not because anything in particular in the matchup dictated that the Flyers were due for a win against Pittsburgh, if the two teams’ first five games played against one another this season were enough of a clue. Not because it was a given that they would just show up for this one fired up about the ass-kicking they received two days earlier. Not because of any reason that really makes sense if you think about it enough.
No, the Flyers were always going to win this game because the 2017-18 Philadelphia Flyers are always going to win games as soon as they’re left for dead.