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NHL: Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 4

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Matt Cooke amassed a three-point game with a pair of goals and a key assist Saturday in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 6-4 victory over slumping Philadelphia.

Both of Cooke's goals were unassisted -- including a shorthanded tally -- and he also set up Dustin Jeffrey's go-ahead marker early in the third period as Pittsburgh logged its third win in four contests.

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James Neal and Pascal Dupuis also scored in the final frame while Jordan Staal added another shorthanded goal and an assist as Pittsburgh snapped a three-game losing streak against the Flyers.

Marc-Andre Fleury improved to 30-14-3 on the season, making 27 saves.

Philadelphia dropped its sixth game in eight tries despite Jaromir Jagr's two goals in an 18-second span.

Ilya Bryzgalov started in net for the Flyers but exited after yielding three Pittsburgh goals on 13 shots.

Sergei Bobrovsky relieved and posted 14 saves.

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