The Pittsburgh Penguins and host Philadelphia Flyers both hope to maintain their strong play of late when they clash Tuesday in a Keystone State showdown.

The Penguins are 5-0-1 in their last six games, punctuated by Monday's 6-3 home victory over the St. Louis Blues.

Sidney Crosby notched a goal and two assists to reach 1,700 career points. He became the fourth player in NHL history to reach the mark with one franchise and the ninth player to hit 1,700 career points overall.

"Joining that company, those are players I grew up idolizing," Crosby said after joining Wayne Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr, Mark Messier, Gordie Howe, Ron Francis, Marcel Dionne, Steve Yzerman and Mario Lemieux. "I didn't ever think I'd be with them or near them. It's something I'm grateful for, that I've been able to pl

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