NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 2/25/2025

Erik Karlsson
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Pittsburgh Penguins (23-27-9, 55 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (25-26-7, 57 pts)

Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Date: Tuesday, February 25
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+ / SN PT / NBCSP
Radio:
Pittsburgh Penguins – 105.9 The X
Philadelphia Flyers – WMMR 93.3 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Pittsburgh Penguins +1.5 ML +195
Philadelphia Flyers -1.5 ML -165
O/U 6.5

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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins are 4-11-4 against the Metropolitan Division and are 3-6-1 in their last ten games with 3 straight losses. Pittsburgh is 21-6-4 when they score three or more goals in a game.

Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:

Philadelphia has a 7-10-1 record in the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers are 3-6-1 in their last ten games but are on a two-game winning streak. Philadelphia is 6-11-2 when they take more penalties than their opponents. This is the third matchup between these two teams with the Flyers winning the last matchup 3-2 on the last day before the 4 Nations break. The final meeting of the season takes place Thursday, the second game in a back-to-back.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines:

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Glass
Beauvillier-Hayes-Tomasino
Heinen-Lizotte-Acciari

P.O. Joseph-Letang
Grzelcyk-Karlsson
Graves-Desharnais

Nedeljkovic
Blomqvist

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Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines:

Kuzmenko-Laughton-Konecny
Foerster-Cates-Brink
Tippett-Couturier-Michkov
Pelletier-Poehling-Hathaway

York-Sanheim
Seeler-Drysdale
Zamula-Ristolainen

Ersson
Fedotov

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Erik Karlsson extended his point streak to seven games with an assist in the Penguins’ 5-3 loss to the Rangers on Sunday afternoon. The 34-year-old Swedish defenseman has returned from the 4 Nations Tournament (where he had a point in every game) and picked up where he left off with points in both games since his return. Karlsson leads all Penguins’ defensemen with 40 points (6g, 34a) on the season.

Philadelphia Flyers

Owen Tippett returned after missing five games due to injury and scored twice in the Flyers 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Tippett is third on the Flyers with 32 points (16g, 16a) in 53 games played.

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

LW Bokondji Imama – Day To Day

Philadelphia Flyers

D Ryan Ellis – IR

Next Game:

Pittsburgh Penguins – February 27 vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers – February 27 at Pittsburgh Penguins

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