FLYERS NEWS

The Flyers welcomed the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Wachovia center tonight in the always heated all PA showdown. Coming in the orange and black had won 8 in a row at home and were a sure bet to make it 9. However, Marty Biron did not have his best night in goal saving just 22 of the 26 shots he faced, while the Flyers struggled to score most of the night. Early in the first period Mike Knuble scored for a 1-0 lead. Then late in the period Tyler Kennedy scored to tie it up at 1. Early in the 2nd period Evgeni Malkin scored for 2-1 Pens lead. Late in the period Jordan Staal and then still later Matt Cooke added to Malkin's tally for a 4-1 Pens lead heading into the 3rd period. Early in the 3rd period Joffrey Lupul scored to cut it to 4-2, but that would be as close as the Orange and Black would get in a 4-2 loss. So the Flyers drop to 23-11-9 overall for 55 points and now 5th in the Eastern conference and 2nd in the Atlantic division.