The Philadelphia Flyers outlasted the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2 (2-1 in the shootout), on Tuesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena in one of the season’s most chaot

Samuel Ersson will miss the Flyers’ home game Thursday night against the Predators because of an undisclosed injury. Aleksei Kolosov will be called up from AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley to serve as the Flyers’ No.

Rickard Rakell, one of the Penguins’ most important forwards and a regular on Sidney Crosby’s line, will miss the next 6-8 weeks because of a broken hand. The Penguins announced that Rakell underwent successful surgery Sunday morning. Forward Rickard Rakell underwent successful surgery on his left hand today.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to try to keep their hot start going without forward Rickard Rakell. The team announced Sunday that the 14-year veteran will be out 6-8 weeks after undergoing hand surgery.

Rickard Rakell blocked a shot with his hand on Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets and immediately left the ice to go down the tunnel. He never returned to the game and won't return to the Penguins' lineup for a while after undergoing surgery on his left hand on Sunday.

The Preds are 0-3-1 in their last four games, the most recent defeat coming Tuesday, 5-2, against the Anaheim Ducks in the first of a five-game homestand. Tyson Jost and Filip Forsberg tallied the only goals for the Preds, with Jost getting his first in a Nashville uniform since being claimed off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes Oct. 1.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be forced to play another game in the Stanley Cup Final without Nick Bonino. While there was hope he would be able to return Monday, the Game 4 lineups announced by the team didn't include the center. Bonino has been out with ...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing hand surgery. The 14-year veteran sustained the injury while blocking a shot during a shootout loss to Columbus.

The Penguins will play their second game of their annual California trip on Thursday in Los Angeles against the Kings. They'll conclude their three-game trip against Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks on Saturday before coming home for a date with the Vancouver Canucks on October 21.

With four wins in their last five games, the Philadelphia Flyers are skating with confidence heading into Thursday's home game against the Nashville Predators.