Penguins Earn Saturday Win Over Flyers

March 12, 2023 7:56 am

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday. Pittsburgh led 2-1 until Jason Zucker’s goal at 14:24 of the third period. Zucker, who redirected a Marcus Pettersson shot between Carter Hart’s pads, has 10 goals in the last 12 games. Rickard Rakell and Mikael Granlund also scored. Jake Guentzel added an empty net goal. Casey DeSmith stopped 31 shots for the Penguins, who have won six of their last eight games. Kieffer Bellows scored for the Flyers, who lost their third straight. Carter Hart made 27 saves.