National Hockey League

FINAL Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Pittsburgh Penguins 7
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Philadelphia Flyers 0
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Match Report

Malkin scores, Silovs stops 19 shots as Penguins pile on in 7-0 win over Flyers in teams' opener

— Evgeni Malkin, Hendrix Lapierre and Filip Hallander scored in the second period and Arturs Silovs stopped 19 shots to help the Pittsburgh Penguins steamroll the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0 on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

11
Blocked Shots
8
23
Hits
28
3
Takeaways
5
38
Shots
19
2
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
3
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
36
37.9
Faceoff Win Percent
62.1
11
Giveaways
21
4
Total Penalties
5
8
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

PIT

  • Sidney Crosby BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Blake Lizotte BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Arturs Silovs GA 0 · SA 19 · SOS 0
  • Rickard Rakell BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0

PHI

  • Dan Vladar GA 7 · SA 38 · SOS 0
  • Noel Acciari BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Christian Dvorak BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Sean Couturier BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:26 · 3rd Takeaway by Alex Bump
  4. 19:10 · 3rd Takeaway by Noah Cates
  5. 19:03 · 3rd Trevor van Riemsdyk hit Noah Cates
  6. 18:25 · 3rd Nick Seeler shot blocked by Nick Robertson
  7. 17:30 · 3rd Carl Grundstrom Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  8. 17:20 · 3rd Noel Acciari faceoff won against Blake Lizotte

Highlights

01:19 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:46 Nicholas Robertson lights the lamp for Penguins Watch on ESPN 00:48 Ville Koivunen nets goal for Penguins Watch on ESPN 00:51 Hendrix Lapierre lights the lamp Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

PIT leads series 1-0

Injuries

Philadelphia Flyers

  • Rasmus Ristolainen Out
  • Cam York Injured Reserve
  • Owen Tippett Injured Reserve
  • Travis Konecny Injured Reserve
  • Nikita Grebenkin Injured Reserve

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day
  • Samuel Girard Injured Reserve
  • Bryan Rust Injured Reserve
  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve

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