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Brink’s Shootout Winner Sends Flyers over Penguins 3

A fan suffered life-threatening injuries after falling from the upper level at PPG Paints Arena during the Penguins-Flyers game, marking the third major fall at Pittsburgh sports venues this year.

  • On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Philadelphia Flyers in Philadelphia at 6 p.m. EDT after the Flyers' 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders.
  • Philadelphia enters the game with a 4-3-1 overall record and a 1-0-1 mark against the Metropolitan Division, while Pittsburgh has opened 7-2-1 overall.
  • Shortly after the Penguins scored their second goal, a fan who fell from the upper part of PPG Paints Arena smashed through plexiglass on the suite level and was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  • The Penguins organization said it is monitoring the situation and police are investigating the fall.
  • Over the past six months, Pittsburgh venues have seen related incidents, including a worker injured after falling from the main scoreboard and a Pirates fan who fell over the right-field wall, police are investigating.
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Marietta Daily Journal broke the news in Georgia, United States on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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