Pregame analysis and predictions of the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers NHL game to be played on February 25, 2025 on ESPN.

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Coming out of the nearly two-week break for the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off exhibition tournament, the Pittsburgh Penguins had nothing but games that could be categorized as “must wins” on their remaining regular-season schedule if they were to mount anything resembling a push for the postseason.

Philadelphia Flyers (26-26-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (23-28-9, in the Metropolitan Division)

The Philadelphia Flyers controlled play against the Pittsburgh Penguins, keeping their hot streak on offense going with a 6-1 victory.

The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins start a two-game battle on Tuesday to determine who sucks the least. It’s a wild thing to say for two teams that are five and seven points outside of the final Eastern Conference wild card spot,

The Pittsburgh Penguins (23-27-9) let a pair of games slip away over the weekend and have fallen to next to last place in the Eastern Conference. There are seven teams between the Penguins and a playoff berth,

This game was very close at one point. The score was 2-0 after one period, as Rasmus Ristolainen and Noah Cates put the Flyers on the board. Penguins forward Philip Tomasino potted his eighth of the season a little more than six minutes into the second period, and Pittsburgh was starting to get some momentum.

Cates scored 2 goals and the Flyers beat the Penguins 6-1 for their third straight win and second straight dominant performance.

After two tough divisional losses in a row to the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to redeem themselves Tuesday when they travel to Pennsylvania's east side to take on the rival Philadelphia Flyers.

With just 22 games remaining on the NHL schedule and the NHL trade deadline approaching like a scythe-wielding cloaked monster, the Penguins looked every bit like a team that has accepted its ignominious fate.