The Pittsburgh Penguins had their lead for third place in the Metropolitan Division cut to one point after a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Sunday.
The Penguins (45-24-11) entered Sunday with a two-point lead over the Washington Capitals, who gained one point in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. The Capitals have one game in hand.
Sidney Crosby scored, and Louis Domingue made 39 saves for Pittsburgh.
“We just weren’t good enough,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. “We didn’t play well enough to win.”
Noah Cates had two goals and an assist, and Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist for the Flyers (25-43-11). Martin Jones made 37 saves.
Video: PIT@PHI: Cates scores nice redirect goal
Philadelphia ended a five-game home losing streak and won consecutive games for the first time since March 5 and 8; the Flyers won 6-3 at the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
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