The Flyers and Penguins have been battling it out on the ice since the two franchises entered the league together in 1967. The proximity toward one another led to instant rivalry and hatred between fanbases. From legendary scraps during the regular season and playoffs, whenever Pittsburgh and Philadelphia meet up, it is always must-see television.

A rivalry will be renewed when the Penguins collide with the Flyers on Thursday night. Pittsburgh is hoping to snap a three-game losing streak and break out of a scoring slump. The Penguins have totaled just two goals in their last three games after an offensive explosion to start the new year.

The Penguins and Flyers have played twice this season, with one of the games producing a full-blown melee at the conclusion of overtime. A new member of the Flyers, Trevor Zegras, has added some spice, whether by jumping Noel Acciari or head-faking Clifton.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Connor Clifton is feeling the rivalry with Trevor Zegras and the Philadelphia Flyers.

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Throughout the recent history of the Pittsburgh Penguins, some intangible combination of individual charisma, on-ice results and overall team performance has preceded a line of forwards being nicknamed.

After making a major midseason change, the Columbus Blue Jackets are showing their regeneration. Columbus will try to improve to 3-0 under new coach Rick Bowness, who replaced Dean Evason, on Saturday in the season-series finale at the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to start Stuart Skinner, who carries a .888 save percentage into this matchup. On the other end of the ice, John Gibson is slated to start for the Detroit Red Wings. Like Skinner, Gibson brings a sub-.900 save percentage into this meeting.

Two teams coming off differing results on Saturday get set for a Sunday evening matchup, as the Pittsburgh Penguins pay a visit to the Boston Bruins. The Penguins and the Bruins could not have had more varying results than they did just over 24 hours ago.

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