Goaltending Change Sparks Penguins In 5-4 OT Win Over Flyers

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5 -4 in overtime on Thursday night .

The Flyers went up 3 -0 in the second period, leading the Penguins to a 3 -1 lead.

Goalkeeper Alex Nedeljkovic was pulled in favor of rookie Joel Blomqvist , who was stellar late in the game when it mattered.

Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson scored the winning goals in overtime.

Evgeni Malkin had a four-point night of three or more points for the Penguins .

Vincent Desharnais and Ryan Graves were on for all three of the Flyers ’ five -on-five goals on Thursday .

I think the hit by Boko Imama was a blatant interference that resulted in a penalty and, by extension, a Flyers ' goal that very easily could have sunk the Penguins ..

Pittsburgh Penguins coach says he's not down 3 -0 because of Ned , but the entire group.

The Penguins are emotional and he's a competitive guy, and you want to see that.

It’s part of the game. We’re emotional, he’ saysPenguincoachand says he was frustrated because he wants to win.