Flyers prepare for home playoff game against Penguins Wednesday night

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- NHL playoff action returns to South Philadelphia on Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Flyers lead the Pittsburgh Penguins 2 - 0, as they head into Game 3.

The teams met Monday for the seventh time this season. The Flyers won the previous meeting 3-0.

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Philadelphia has a 43-27-12 record overall and a 14-9-5 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Flyers have committed 322 total penalties (3.9 per game) to rank seventh in NHL play.

Pittsburgh has a 41-25-16 record overall and a 13-6-9 record in Metropolitan Division games. The Penguins are third in league play with 290 total goals (averaging 3.5 per game).

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Travis Konecny has scored 27 goals with 41 assists for the Flyers. Matvei Michkov has four goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

Sidney Crosby has 29 goals and 45 assists for the Penguins. Rickard Rakell has scored five goals with two assists over the past 10 games.

INJURIES:

Flyers: Rodrigo Abols: out (ankle), Nikita Grebenkin: out (upper body), Emil Andrae: day to day (upper-body).

Penguins: Filip Hallander: out (leg), Caleb Jones: out for season (shoulder).

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