Penguins 7 – Flyers 6 (F)

— Sidney Crosby dazzled with a goal, 3 assists, while Bryan Rust also starred with 2 goals and added a helper in leading the Pittsburgh Penguins (26-21-8, 60 pts) to a thrilling 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Flyers (30-22-7, 67 pts) on Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena. In a four point swing, Pittsburgh closed within seven points of the Flyers and have four games in hand on Philadelphia.

PIT Goal Scorers: S. Crosby (3); B. Rust (17, 18); Emil Bemstrom (6); D. O’Connor (9); R. Rakell (6); K. Letang (7)

Tidbits: Biggest News out of Pittsburgh’s win was Bryan Rust leaving the game with a hand injury……..Emil Benstrom scored a PPG in his Penguins debut……..Marcus Pettersson had 2 assists, the second multi-assist game for Pettersson in a five-game span…….