Associated Press
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Flyers -137, Penguins +113; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers host the Pittsburgh Penguins for the season opener.
Philadelphia had a 43-27-12 record overall and went 16-13-7 in Metropolitan Division games last season. The Flyers committed 3.9 penalties per game and served 9.6 penalty minutes per game last season.
Pittsburgh went 15-7-10 in Metropolitan Division play and had a 41-25-16 record overall last season. The Penguins averaged 3.5 goals on 28.4 shots per game last season.
INJURIES: Flyers: None listed.
Penguins: Ben Kindel: out (lower-body), Melvin Fernstrom: out (undisclosed), Justin Brazeau: out (lower-body), Oliver Okuliar: out (lower-body), Ryan Graves: out (lower-body), Gabriel D’Aigle: out (undisclosed), Andrei Kuzmenko: out (personal), Tristan Broz: out (lower-body), Bryan Rust: out (upper-body), Blake Lizotte: out (upper-body).
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