Things started well: Less than two minutes into the game, the Flyers took a 1-0 lead. Andrei Kuzmenko chipped the puck off the boards in the defensive zone to Scott Laughton, who sent it to Travis Konecny to complete the breakout.

Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist to help the Flyers snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night.

After being without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on Friday against the Rangers, Bryan Rust joined them on the injury list for Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Philadelphia, their final game before the two-week 4 Nations Face-Off break.

Jakob Pelletier has played in the Battle of Alberta. To him, it felt like a playoff game, that matchup between the Calgary Flames and their rivals less than 200 milesnorth, the Edmonton Oilers. The Battle of Pennsylvania typically has the same intensified vibes.

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers will try to end their five-game skid when they play the Pittsburgh Penguins. Philadelphia is 23-26-7 overall with a 6-10-1 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers have given up 187 goals while scoring 156 for a -31 scoring differential.

The Philadelphia Flyers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

The Philadelphia Flyers (24-26-7) and Pittsburgh Penguins (23-25-9) are in a weird spot. They’re neck-and-neck with one another for last place in the Metropolitan Division while simultaneously being a winning streak away from the wildcard conversation.