Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 0: the Penguins open their season in style
Nick Robertson scored twice in the shutout, and Wayne Gretzky stopped by The Pat McAfee Show to praise Gavin McKenna's NHL debut.
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers | Full Game Highlights | NHL on ESPN
Seven goals, none against. The Penguins opened their season in Philadelphia with a 7-0 win, and the full highlights became the most watched of the fifteen uploads NHL on ESPN posted over the week. Nick Robertson scored two of the goals, with Evgeni Malkin, Ville Koivunen, Filip Hallander and Egor Chinakhov adding one each.
The comment section reads like a Pittsburgh street party. Several viewers want a speed reading on Malkin's one-timer, one fan is already predicting a big season for Robertson now that he has left Toronto, and someone has christened the matchup the Battle of Interstate 76. A football joke about the Penguins scoring a touchdown is also getting plenty of likes. The Flyers had a second highlight reel later in the week, a 3-2 overtime loss to New Jersey settled by Jack Hughes.
The talk shows filled the gaps. Wayne Gretzky joined The Pat McAfee Show to tip his hat to Gavin McKenna after his NHL debut, and a second Gretzky clip on Connor McDavid's future in Edmonton is still moving steadily. Mark Messier asking whether Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard should be captains has picked up more speed than any upload from its first day. The quickest clip right now is the newest one: a day-old short of Tyrel Bauer landing a big hit.
The channel ran slower than usual, adding a little over a million views over the week with no change in subscribers, and among American sports media channels its total was one of the smaller ones. The Rich Eisen Show and D1 Kuumo each brought in more than nine million.
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Would like to see mph on the shots, because that Malkin one timer was an absolute laser!
@DubsOwnlySee it on YouTubeThe Battle of Interstate 76
@Mark-xl1zeSee it on YouTubeIt’s football season, love seeing the pens score a touchdown!
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