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01/15 20:53 CST Crosby helps Penguins power past Flyers 6-3
Crosby helps Penguins power past Flyers 6-3
By DAN SCIFO
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Sidney Crosby scored one of Pittsburgh's three power-play
goals and the Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Thursday night.
Crosby also had an assist to become the eighth player in NHL history with at
least 19 50-point seasons. Crosby, who reached 50 for the sixth consecutive
season, has points in 29 of his last 34 games against the Flyers.
Justin Brazeau and Bryan Rust also scored power-play goals for Pittsburgh,
which has nine with the man advantage in its last 12 games. Egor Chinakhov,
Noel Acciari and Connor Dewar scored for the Penguins, who snapped a three-game
losing streak. Evgeni Malkin had two assists for Pittsburgh, which has won
eight of its last 12 overall.
Stuart Skinner stopped 30 shots for his fourth win in five starts. He has
allowed seven goals in his last five starts.
Rodrigo Abols, Nick Seeler and Matvei Michkov scored for the Flyers, who lost
their fifth straight. Philadelphia has lost nine of 14 overall and allowed at
least four goals in eight of its last nine losses.
Samuel Ersson allowed three goals on 14 shots. He was replaced by Aleksei
Kolosov, who made 13 saves. Kolosov was recalled from the American Hockey
League because of an injury to Dan Vladar.
Pittsburgh has points in 12 of its last 14 games against the Flyers. The
Penguins also have points in 11 straight home games against Philadelphia dating
to March 6, 2021.
Brazeau and Rust scored power-play goals for Pittsburgh in the first period.
Crosby scored Pittsburgh's third power-play goal at 3:10 of the third period to
give Pittsburgh a 5-1 lead.
Chinakhov chased Ersson when he scored on a pass from Malkin at 1:16 of the
second period. Chinakhov has three goals in eight games with Pittsburgh after
recording six points in 29 games with Columbus.
Up next
Flyers: Host the New York Rangers on Saturday.
Penguins: Host Columbus on Saturday.
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