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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers — Saturday, February 8, 2025 Game Analysis

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Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Final.

Game Analysis
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Xfinity Mobile Arena

  • USNBCSP, SN-PIT

PHI

  • Scott Laughton (11)1st 1:44 · BackhandAssists: Travis Konecny (39), Andrei Kuzmenko (12)
  • Garnet Hathaway (8)2nd 12:26 · DeflectedAssists: none
  • Travis Konecny (22)3rd 4:27 · Slap ShotAssists: Cam York (9), Travis Sanheim (21)

PIT

  • Erik Karlsson (6)2nd 4:19 · Snap ShotAssists: Matt Grzelcyk (27), Rickard Rakell (23)
  • Anthony Beauvillier (12)3rd 5:42 · BackhandAssists: Kevin Hayes (5), Danton Heinen (13)

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Game Summary — Saturday, February 8, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Philadelphia Flyers won 3–2 at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Game Analysis — Saturday, February 8, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Philadelphia Flyers won despite being outshot 33–20. Pittsburgh Penguins generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Philadelphia Flyers scored on 15.0% of its shots, compared with 6.1% for Pittsburgh Penguins. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.

Pittsburgh Penguins converted 0 of 2 power plays (0.0%); Philadelphia Flyers converted 0 of 1 power plays (0.0%). Neither team added a power-play goal, so neither gained a scoring edge from converting its man advantages.

Philadelphia Flyers won 60% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Game Statistics — Saturday, February 8, 2025

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticPittsburgh PenguinsPhiladelphia Flyers
Shots on goal3320
Power-play goals00
Power-play opportunities21
Power-play conversion (%)0.00.0
Faceoffs won (%)40.060.0
Hits1518
Blocked shots1634
Takeaways108
Giveaways1321
Penalty minutes24

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Philadelphia Flyers won 3–2 at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Who scored

Goalies

  • Joel Blomqvist stopped 17 of 20 for Pittsburgh Penguins.
  • Samuel Ersson stopped 31 of 33 for Philadelphia Flyers.

Garnet Hathaway Goal (8) Deflected, assists: none That made the score 1–2 in the 2nd, and Philadelphia Flyers stayed ahead.

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