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Crosby helps Penguins power past Flyers 6-3

Story byDAN SCIFOFri, January 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM UTC·2 min readPITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored one of Pittsburgh's three power-play goals and the Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Thursday night. Crosby also had an assist to become the eighth player in NHL history with at least 19 50-point seasons. Crosby, who reached 50 for the sixth consecutive season, has points in 29 of his last 34 games against the Flyers. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJustin Brazeau and Bryan Rust also scored power-play goals for Pittsburgh, which has nine with the man advantage in its last 12 games. Egor Chinakhov, Noel Acciari and Connor Dewar scored for the Penguins, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

Crosby helps Penguins power past Flyers 6-3

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Key Highlights

  • Evgeni Malkin had two assists for Pittsburgh, which has won eight of its last 12 overall. Stuart Skinner stopped 30 shots for his fourth win in five starts.
  • He has allowed seven goals in his last five starts. Rodrigo Abols, Nick Seeler and Matvei Michkov scored for the Flyers, who lost their fifth straight.
  • Philadelphia has lost nine of 14 overall and allowed at least four goals in eight of its last nine losses. Samuel Ersson allowed three goals on 14 shots.
  • He was replaced by Aleksei Kolosov, who made 13 saves.
  • Kolosov was recalled from the American Hockey League because of an injury to Dan Vladar. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPittsburgh has points in 12 of its last 14 games against the Flyers.
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