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Flyers’ Voracek nets the hat trick in win over Penguins

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Just another typical Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins game - intense, high-scoring and exciting. No place for that in hockey.

The two teams combined for six third period goals, with Philadelphia jumping out to a pair of two-goal leads only to have the Penguins come back. The Flyers hung for a 6-5 victory on the road, thanks to a Jakub Voracek goal - his third of the night - with 1:31 remaining in regulation time.

“I was just trying to throw it at the net so someone could get a rebound,” Voracek told the Philadelphia Inquirer of his winning goal.

“But it took a lucky bounce and I’ll take it.”

The Penguins had just tied the game up on a Brandon Sutter goal with 2:03 left in the final period.

Needless to say, tying the game up and then giving up the winning goal within a 32-second span didn’t sit well with the Penguins post-game.

“It was entertaining for the fans,” Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

“But I don’t think it’s conducive to winning.”

The Flyers played most of the game without their leading goal scorer Matt Read.

The 26-year-old Read suffered an “upper body injury” in the first period and did not return.

Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly wrote that Read took a hit from Penguins forward Chris Kunitz, and may have taken a puck in the chest.