Broad Street Brawl: Flyers Escape Wednesday Chaos With 5-2 Win

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Eric Hartline-Imagn Images PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers (3-0) are one win away from putting the series away after their 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins (0-3) on Wednesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. It was a chaotic night, with the most offense of the series. I typically use my own graphics in these stories, but that picture was too good not to use.

Here is the graphic, anyway. Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson scored for the Penguins. Trevor Zegras, Rasmus Ristolainen, Nick Seeler, Noah Cates, and Owen Tippett scored for the Flyers.

The first period start was exactly what the Penguins had ordered. They came out fast, aggressive, and limited the Flyers. A power-play goal put them on top early, but the Flyers settled down following.

The second period was about as chaotic as can be, with an all-out melee on the ice. In the chaos of the period, the Flyers scrapped back and took the lead into the third period. A pair of power-play goals in the third period kept the score as a two-goal Flyers advantage.