In Pittsburgh, the Penguins responded to a goal for the Philadelphia Flyers in the middle frame with two strikes from Kasperi Kapanen as they defeated the Flyers, 5-2, on Tuesday.
Tristan Jarry picked up the win for the Pittsburgh Penguins
“I thought the team really stepped up today,” Kapanen said. “Thought we played one of our more complete games. … It was a really good game for us.”
Tristan Jarry made 40 saves to get the win.
“It was a challenge,” Pittsburgh head coach Mike Sullivan said. “Obviously, those are difficult circumstances. They’re unexpected circumstances. But as I said to the players, all we can do is focus on the game and control what we can. We tried to keep our focus on hockey and the players that were in the lineup tonight.”
Joel Farabee struck for both Flyers goals.
“[The Penguins] played hard tonight and they won a few battles that gave them real good opportunities,” Philadelphia head coach Alain Vigneault said. “Give them credit and full marks on that. Couple plays from our side that we needed to be better at. We weren’t. We’re going to have to regroup, refocus here and get ready for the next game.”
Bryan Rust scored in the middle frame to give the Pens a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes.
“You have to just roll with the punches,” Rust said. “I have to give a lot of credit to the guys. Everyone came ready to play. They knew the circumstances, and I think a lot of guys stepped up today.”
Pittsburgh improved to 12-8-1.
Cody Ceci scored just past the midway point of the third period for a 3-1 Pens lead.
“Tonight, they just didn’t go for us,” Farabee said. “So we’ve got to regroup here. We’re playing these guys twice more in a row here. We have to come out with a better effort.”
Mike Matheson potted a goal into an empty net to seal the Pittsburgh win.
Carter Hart made 22 saves in the loss.
“We had our chances on the power play,” the Flyers’ Shayne ostisbehere. said. “We had a lot of shots. Odd bounces in hockey. Could’ve gone any other way.”
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