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.

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They rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat Philadelphia, 5-4, in overtime at PPG Paints Arena Thursday. Evgeni Malkin capped a two-goal, two-assist performance by scoring the game-winner from inside the left circle at 1:03 of the extra period.