After being without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on Friday against the Rangers, Bryan Rust joined them on the injury list for Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Philadelphia, their final game before the two-week 4 Nations Face-Off break.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, John Tortorella said he wasn’t worried about the Flyers getting up to play their last game before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. After all, the team was on a five-game losing streak and had lost seven of the past eight.

The Philadelphia Flyers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers will try to end their five-game skid when they play the Pittsburgh Penguins. Philadelphia is 23-26-7 overall with a 6-10-1 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers have given up 187 goals while scoring 156 for a -31 scoring differential.

The up-and-down Penguins have recently revived their interest in defensive play and get a chance against one of the few teams behind them in the Metro Division standings, the Philadelphia Flyers, tonight at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Philadelphia Flyers (24-26-7) and Pittsburgh Penguins (23-25-9) are in a weird spot. They’re neck-and-neck with one another for last place in the Metropolitan Division while simultaneously being a winning streak away from the wildcard conversation.