Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins

East 1st Round - Game 1 • Series starts 4/18

PHI

Philadelphia FlyersFlyersPHI

43-27-12, 23-14-4 Away

PIT

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

41-25-16, 20-13-8 Home

Game Odds
Odds by

2026-04-19T00:00ZOpenMLTotalSpread

Philadelphia FlyersFlyersPHI

(43-27-12)

(43-27-12, 23-14-4 Away)

o6.5

+105

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

(41-25-16)

(41-25-16, 20-13-8 Home)

-148

ML

Flyers

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
D. Vladar	29	14	7	0	2.42	.906
S. Ersson	14	11	5	0	3.12	.870
A. Kolosov	0	2	0	0	4.00	.830

Penguins

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
S. Skinner	23	17	9	2	2.92	.888
A. Silovs	19	12	8	2	3.07	.888

PPG Paints Arena

PPG Paints Arena

8:00 PM, April 18, 2026Coverage: ESPN

Pittsburgh, PA

What's old is new again in Pennsylvania as the Penguins and Flyers renew a long-simmering rivalry

— Sidney Crosby would not take the bait, even though the smile on his face and the gleam in his eye hinted that maybe the Pittsburgh Penguins captain kind of wanted to.

Apr 17, 2026, 03:27 pm - AP

PHI

PIT

Points

Travis KonecnyRW #11

Sidney CrosbyC #87

Goals

Owen TippettRW #74

Anthony ManthaRW #39

Assists

Travis KonecnyRW #11

Erik KarlssonD #65

Philadelphia Flyers

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Nikita Grebenkin RW	OUT	Apr 22
Rodrigo Abols C	IR	Apr 18

Pittsburgh Penguins

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Peyton Kettles D	OUT	Sep 15

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
PHI	2.93	2.92	25.5	25.5	785	37	15.7	55	77.6	7	0
PIT	3.54	3.15	28.6	27.4	666	56	24.1	44	81.4	6	0

Flyers Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
4/14/26	vsMTL	W4-2
4/13/26	vsCAR	W3-2 SO
4/11/26	@WPG	W7-1
4/9/26	@DET	L6-3
4/7/26	@NJ	W5-1

Penguins Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
4/14/26	@STL	L7-5
4/12/26	@WSH	L3-0
4/11/26	vsWSH	L6-3
4/9/26	@NJ	W5-2
4/5/26	vsFLA	W5-2

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Flyers
Penguins

Game 1

4/18

ESPN

Flyers
Penguins

Game 2

4/20

ESPN

Penguins
Flyers

Game 3

4/22

TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Penguins
Flyers

Game 4

4/25

TBS/truTV/HBO Max

Flyers
Penguins

Game 5

4/27

Penguins
Flyers

Game 6

4/29

Flyers
Penguins

Game 7

5/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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What's old is new again in Pennsylvania as the Penguins and Flyers renew a long-simmering rivalry

What's old is new again in Pennsylvania as the Penguins and Flyers renew a long-simmering rivalry

— Sidney Crosby would not take the bait, even though the smile on his face and the gleam in his eye hinted that maybe the Pittsburgh Penguins captain kind of wanted to.

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