Play “Bobcaygeon.” The Flyers’ newest victory song, a banger by the Tragically Hip, was on blast in the locker room after this one. It was a well-deserved win Tuesday, with the Orange and Black beating their Keystone State rivals,
John Tortorella nailed it when be put Noah Cates, Bobby Brink, and Tyson Foerster on the same line. Better yet, he’s kept it that way.
Cates scored 2 goals and the Flyers beat the Penguins 6-1 for their third straight win and second straight dominant performance.
Cates' first goal ended an 11-game point drought and 12-game goal drought. Prior to the drought, he had a strong run from mid-December to mid-January when he put up 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in 19 games. Cates' fantasy value is limited unless he goes on a tear.
The Flyers got two straight wins by a combined 12 goals and having outshot their opponents by a margin of 70-42. At the start of February, they had limped into the month banged up, on a run of three straight shutout losses, and losses in seven of their last eight until they salvaged a 3-2 win over the Penguins and finally got a rest.
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.
The line, once again, got rolling to seal a 6-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Bobby Brink, Noah Cates, and Tyson Foerster accounted for four goals and six assists.
The Philadelphia Flyers will try to keep their three-game win streak going when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins.