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Season-opening cheers turn into boos as Flyers get blown out by Penguins

The Philadelphia Flyers endured a disastrous home opener at Xfinity Mobile Arena, suffering a humiliating 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Goaltender Dan Vladar struggled while facing 38 shots, and Arturs Silovs earned a shutout by turning away all 19 attempts from Philadelphia.

Scoring contributions from Evgeni Malkin, Hendrix Lapierre, Filip Hallander, Ville Koivunen, and Nick Robertson helped power the visitors to a decisive victory.

Following a previous playoff series victory between the division rivals, the opening night rematch quickly turned ugly as the home crowd directed heavy jeers at the squad. Pittsburgh capitalized on defensive lapses and special teams opportunities, including a power-play goal allowed during the third period.

Rick Tocchet now holds a 0-2-0 record in season openers with the club as preparations begin for three remaining matchups against the Penguins this year.

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