PITTSBURGH ― It’s never easy beating a team three times. It’s definitely not easy doing it in three of four games. The Flyers had their chances to skate away with a third win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in February after taking a 3-0 lead but ended up falling 5-4 in overtime on Thursday inside PPG Paints Arena.

The Flyers had the perfect start. They jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the road against their biggest rival, with their most dangerous offensive line leading the charge. Matvei Michkov dazzled again, Owen Tippett was flying,

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Penguins' Evgeni Malkin scored the tying goal in the third period and the game-winner in overtime.