Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena: Did Dan Vladar and Owen Tippett set the tone as the Penguins leaned on the power play?

The the Philadelphia Flyers moved to 29-22 with 11 overtime losses and 4 points, while the the Pittsburgh Penguins moved to 31-17 with 14 overtime losses and 3 points after a 4-3 shootout game at PPG Paints Arena.

First period

The Flyers opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while posting 26 hits across the game.

The Penguins answered with 1 goal in the first period while recording 23 shots in the game.

Second period

The Flyers produced 2 goals in the second period and finished with 38 faceoffs won for a 55 percent faceoff win rate.

The Penguins matched with 2 goals in the second period and went 1-for-6 on the power play.

Third period

The Flyers were held to 0 goals in the third period while Dan Vladar finished with 20 saves on 23 shots against.

The Penguins were held to 0 goals in the third period while the Flyers penalty kill faced 6 power plays.

Overtime

The Flyers registered 1 overtime shot and ended overtime with 0 overtime goals.

The Penguins generated 4 overtime shots and also ended overtime with 0 overtime goals.

Shootout

The Flyers converted 1 shootout goal on 2 attempts and Vladar stopped 3 of 3 shootout shots for a 100 percent shootout save rate in this Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins match summary.

The Penguins went 0-for-3 in the shootout and their goaltender finished with 12 saves on 15 shots against as the Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins review turned on the extra session.

Postgame notes

The Flyers got 1 goal from Owen Tippett on 1 shot, and Cam York logged 1 assist with a plus-minus of 2 in the Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins tactical recap.

The Flyers also received 1 goal on 1 shot from Alex Bump, and Denver Barkey added 1 goal on 2 shots in a post-game report Philadelphia Flyers.

The Pens received a power-play goal as part of their 3-goal night, and they finished with 19 hits.

The Flyers next broadcast will be on 03/09/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT against the the New York Rangers at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with viewing on ESPN+, MSGSN, and NBCS-PH+.

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