The first divisional game between the Flyers and Penguins this year was a miserable, forgettable night for the Flyers as Sidney Crosby’s four-point night highlighted a 7-3 win over their longtime foes from Broad Street Monday night.
The basics
First period: 1:29 – Bryan Rust (Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell), 6:12 – Egor Zamula (Ryan Poehling, Scott Laughton), 11:53 – Rickard Rakell (Bryan Rust, Erik Karlsson), 16:15 – Michael Bunting (Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby) (PPG), 17:44 – Philip Tomasino (Sidney Crosby) (PPG)
Second period: 4:29 – Noah Cates (Bobby Brink, Cam York), 13:06 – Sean Couturier (Travis Konecny, Scott Laughton), 18:48 – Michael Bunting (Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson)
Third period: 17:30 – Sidney Crosby (Unassisted) (ENG), 19:48 – Blake Lizotte (Ryan Shea) (PPG)
SOG: 26 (PHI) – 22 (PIT)
Some takeaways
Crosby remains lethal against Flyers
One got the sense if Sidney Crosby was 73 points away from tying or eclipsing another franchise record on this night he might have got within striking distance.