The Penguins thoroughly dominated the Flyers in their season opener, winning 7-0 on Wednesday night. Arturs Silovs stopped all 19 shots he faced to record the shutout, per multiple outlets.
Goals came from multiple Penguins. Evgeni Malkin, Hendrix Lapierre, and Filip Hallander scored in the second period alone, ESPN reported. Sources differ on other goal scorers: Yahoo Sports cited Nick Robertson with two goals, while Sportsnet reported that Hallander recorded a goal and two assists. Hallander finished with three points according to Yahoo Sports.
Yahoo Sports reported that the Penguins set an NHL record with the shutout victory, though the specific record was not detailed in available reporting. Per Pensburgh's recap, Blake Lizotte came off injured reserve to play for Pittsburgh.