Matt Cooke’s goal with 1:47 left to play in the third period gave the Penguins the 2-1 victory over the heated rival Flyers.
Aaron Asham Claims Matt Cooke Bit Him During Game
Rewind back to Oct. 8, when the Penguins and Flyers last met in Philadelphia. At that time, Penguins defenseman Kris Letang accused Flyers forward Scott Hartnell of biting his finger during a scrum at the end of the third period. Fast forward to this afternoon, and now it’s the Flyers that are making the accusations. Here is what Flyers forward Aaron Asham had to say about Matt Cooke:
Whether or not Cooke bit Asham has yet to be proven but given the history between these two teams it would not surprise me. The only way Cooke gets suspended for it though is if there was proof of it, which probably isn’t going to surface.
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Pittsburgh came into the game with the worst power play on the road at 11.1 percent, but the team got both its goals on the power play and went 2-for-8 in the game.
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