Cates scored 2 goals and the Flyers beat the Penguins 6-1 for their third straight win and second straight dominant performance.

The Flyers have dug themselves a hole, but the team's identity fuels optimism around the possibility of recovering down the stretch.

The Philadelphia Flyers concluded their 2024-25 season series against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-4 overtime loss at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday evening.

John Tortorella nailed it when be put Noah Cates, Bobby Brink, and Tyson Foerster on the same line. Better yet, he’s kept it that way.

Bobby Brink had one goal and three assists for a career-high four points, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1.

Philadelphia Flyers forwards Ryan Poehling (25) and Jakob Pelletier (22) share a laugh during practice on Feb. 26, 2025. (Megan DeRuchie-The Hockey News)

Noah Cates had two goals and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers skated to a 6-1 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday in the opening game of a home-and-home series.

The Philadelphia Flyers cruised to a huge 6-1 win over their cross-state rival Pittsburgh Penguins in an offensive outburst. Bobby Brink led the scoring with his four-point night, scoring a goal and three assists.

The Flyers got two straight wins by a combined 12 goals and having outshot their opponents by a margin of 70-42. At the start of February, they had limped into the month banged up, on a run of three straight shutout losses, and losses in seven of their last eight until they salvaged a 3-2 win over the Penguins and finally got a rest.