Flyers visit the Penguins following shutout win

Updated Nov. 3, 2021 3:10 a.m. ET

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Philadelphia Flyers (5-2-1, first in the Metropolitan) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (3-3-2, eighth in the Metropolitan)

Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

LINE: Penguins -156, Flyers +130; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia visits Pittsburgh after the Flyers shut out Arizona 3-0. Carter Hart earned the victory in the net for Philadelphia after recording 29 saves.

Pittsburgh went 37-16-3 overall with a 22-4-2 record at home during the 2020-21 season. The Penguins averaged 3.4 goals and 5.9 assists per game last season.

Philadelphia went 25-23-8 overall with a 13-11-4 record on the road in the 2020-21 season. The Flyers recorded 282 assists on 160 total goals last season.

The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.

INJURIES: Penguins: Tristan Jarry: out (covid-19), Chad Ruhwedel: out (covid-19), Marcus Pettersson: out (covid-19), Kris Letang: day to day (health protocols).

Flyers: Ryan Ellis: out (lower-body).

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Tristan Jarry

Kris Letang

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Ryan Ellis

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Carter Hart

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