The Flyers got within one point in the second period after a Sean Couturier goal, but could not keep up with Pittsburgh's scoring pace. The loss was the Flyers' fourth over the last five games.

But the game nearly got away from the Penguins when they were virtual no-shows for much of the second period, as Philadelphia got back to within a goal before the Penguins secured a 7-3 victory Monday evening to raise their record to 16-15-5. It is the first time they’ve been above NHL .500 since they were 3-2 in mid-October.

Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux's franchise record for most assists in team history, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Monday night.

The line with Noah Cates, Tyson Foerster, and Bobby Brink has been playing well, and more goals from the trio would help the Flyers.

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