Recap
Penguins crush Flyers 7-0 behind Silovs shutout
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the season with a 7-0 rout of the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Pittsburgh never trailed, scoring twice in the first, three more in the second and twice in the third while outshooting the Flyers 38-19.
Nick Robertson got it started at 7:26 of the first period, the game-winner, with help from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. Evgeni Malkin and Egor Chinakhov added power-play goals, and Robertson struck again shorthanded in the third for his 2nd of the season.
Filip Hallander led the offense with 3 points on a goal and 2 assists and took first-star honors. Ville Koivunen also scored. Arturs Silovs stopped all 19 shots for the shutout win, while Dan Vladar made 31 saves in the loss. The Penguins went 2 for 4 on the power play; the Flyers were 0 for 3.
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