Things started well: Less than two minutes into the game, the Flyers took a 1-0 lead. Andrei Kuzmenko chipped the puck off the boards in the defensive zone to Scott Laughton, who sent it to Travis Konecny to complete the breakout.

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers will try to end their five-game skid when they play the Pittsburgh Penguins. Philadelphia is 23-26-7 overall with a 6-10-1 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers have given up 187 goals while scoring 156 for a -31 scoring differential.

In a game that was anything but pretty, the Philadelphia Flyers found a way to secure a hard-fought 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins, snapping a five-game losing streak and heading into the 4-Nations break on a much-needed high note.

Jakob Pelletier has played in the Battle of Alberta. To him, it felt like a playoff game, that matchup between the Calgary Flames and their rivals less than 200 milesnorth, the Edmonton Oilers. The Battle of Pennsylvania typically has the same intensified vibes.

Joel Blomqvist got recalled when the Penguins sent struggling goalie Tristan Jarry to the AHL. The 23-year-old played only twice before Saturday night in three and half weeks, losing both contests since his return.

The annual Scott Laughton sale, and Ersson's the one The Flyers head into the 4 Nations Face-Off break on a high note. They snapped a five-game skid with a 3-2 win over the Penguins. But it wasn't easy to get win No.