Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

Zegras scores in shootout as Flyers defeat Penguins 4-3

Zegras scores in shootout as Flyers defeat Penguins 4-3 | iNFOnews.ca
Pittsburgh Penguins' Avery Hayes (85) and Philadelphia Flyers' Jamie Drysdale (9) fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored the only goal of the shootout to help the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night.

Owen Tippett, Alex Bump and Denver Barkey scored for the Flyers, and Dan Vladar stopped 20 shots.

Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson scored for the Penguins, and Stuart Skinner stopped 12 shots a day after Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin was suspended for five games. The Penguins were also without captain Sidney Crosby, who is out for a minimum of four weeks because of a lower-body injury.

Tippett scored his 20th goal of the season less than a minute after Novak opened the scoring for the Penguins. It marked Tippett’s fourth consecutive season with at least 20 goals.

Bump scored in his NHL debut to tie the game at 2. With his family in the stands, he scored short side after a no-look pass from Nikita Grebenkin just over a minute after Rackell put the Penguins ahead 2-1 early in the second period.

Karlsson scored a minute later, and Barkley scored midway through the second to even the score at 3.

Vladar got called for interference 2:51 into overtime, and the Flyers killed off the late penalty.

Up next

Flyers: Host the New York Rangers on Monday.

Penguins: Host Boston on Sunday.

___

AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Zegras scores in shootout as Flyers defeat Penguins 4-3 | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar (80) stops a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins’ Connor Dewar (19) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Zegras scores in shootout as Flyers defeat Penguins 4-3 | iNFOnews.ca
Pittsburgh Penguins’ Rickard Rakell, center right, and Philadelphia Flyers’ Sean Couturier, center left, face-off during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Zegras scores in shootout as Flyers defeat Penguins 4-3 | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Owen Tippett (74) blocks a shot while being screened by Philadelphia Flyers’ Noah Cates (27) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Zegras scores in shootout as Flyers defeat Penguins 4-3 | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Flyers’ Alex Bump, center, returns to the bench after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.

Related Articles