Prior to the drop of the puck, the Penguins had great news: captain Sidney Crosby was activated from the COVID Protocol Related Absence list and would participate in the game. The Penguins started this game really, really hot. Kris Letang, Mark Friedman, and Jared McCann all scored to put Pittsburgh up, 3-0, all within 71 seconds of each other. These three goals within 1:11 are the fastest three goals by any team thus far this season, and are the Penguins’ fastest three tallies in a game since March 8, 2017 (0:57 at WPG). Mark Friedman’s goal was his first in the NHL. Originally drafted by Philadelphia in 2014, Friedman became the 10th player since 2009.10 to score his first career goal against the team that drafted him. The Flyers would begin to creep back into the game during the 2nd period, but the completed comeback would occur in the 3rd period. SUBSCRIBE to be among the first to see new Penguins content by clicking here: https://pens.pe/subscribe