The Pittsburgh Penguins will close out their regular season schedule versus the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon without Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang in the lineup.
Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan elected to give Letang some rest ahead of the playoffs and Crosby is dealing with some normal wear and tear.
This could be read as good news for the Flyers, who are currently sitting outside the playoff picture with two games left on the schedule. Philadelphia trailed the Boston Bruins by one point with a game in hand prior to the start of Saturday’s slate of games.
Sullivan cares not for how his decision to rest stars affects the likes of the Bruins and Detroit Red Wings, who are both fighting for their playoff hopes Saturday.
Crosby will finish the 2015-16 season with 36 goals and 85 points in 80 games. Letang totalled 16 goals and 67 points in 71 games.
The Penguins are without Evgeni Malkin (upper body), Olli Maatta (lower body), Marc-Andre Fleury (concussion), and Bryan Rust (lower body) to close out the season.
