Pens edge Flyers, 4-3

The Pittsburgh Penguins shrugged off some of the complaints about their game on Saturday and defeated their cross state rivals, Philadelphia Flyers, 4-3.

Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two points for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two points in the win.

Tristan Jarry made 19 saves for the victory.

“I thought [Malkin] had a good game,” Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said. “He’s competing out there. He commanded the puck. He felt like a threat every time he went over the boards. … [Malkin] had an impact on the game on both sides of the puck, and that’s what we’ve come to expect from him because he’s such a generational talent.”

Kevin Hayes, Shayne GostisbehereTravis Konecny and  scored for the Flyers.

“Tonight, we were right there. Two teams, same schedule,” Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault said. “A little sloppy play out there from both sides, so it’s going to be a fine line one way or the other. … They made us pay on a couple of our mistakes and we were right there, but we made one mistake too many that cost us the game.”

The Pens’ Jared McCann struck for the game-winner in the third period.

“I did think in a lot of areas that we played the right way,” Konecny said. “There’s no question for our work ethic on our team. I think we always push the pace. We’re always trying to do the things that are asked of us. … Obviously, you want to win them all, but you can’t win them all. The only way to get better is to lose a few games and make a couple mistakes, look at those and regroup.”

Pittsburgh’s Zach Aston-Reese tied the game, 3-3, in the closing minutes of the middle frame.

Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh.

“It’s obviously a big win for us,” Rust said. “We weren’t too happy with how we played the other night. So to be able to come out here and put together a good effort was key for us.”

Brian Elliott made 23 saves in the loss.

“I thought we gave a pretty good effort,” the Flyers’ Joel Farabee said. “I thought that third period could’ve went either way. We have some things to clean up. … We just have to move on from this one.”