PITTSBURGH ― It’s never easy beating a team three times. It’s definitely not easy doing it in three of four games. The Flyers had their chances to skate away with a third win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in February after taking a 3-0 lead but ended up falling 5-4 in overtime on Thursday inside PPG Paints Arena.

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Evgeni Malkin scored the tying goal early in the third period and then the game-winner 1:03 into overtime to cap his four-point night as the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Thursday.