{"id":167730,"date":"2026-04-16T17:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/167730\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:37:09","slug":"flyers-penguins-nhl-playoff-schedule-for-2026-stanley-cup-playoffs-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/167730\/","title":{"rendered":"Flyers-Penguins NHL playoff schedule for 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs released"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Battle of Pennsylvania renews its rivalry in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins face off in a best-of-seven series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh each snapped postseason droughts in 2025-26 and are about to embark on a series that pits two hockey clubs on different trajectories.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you need to know about the Flyers vs. Penguins first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.<\/p>\n

Flyers vs. Penguins playoff schedule<\/p>\n

After finishing second in the Metropolitan Division, the Penguins have home ice advantage in their Eastern Conference first-round series with the Flyers, who finished in third place.<\/p>\n

The Flyers-Penguins full first-round series schedule has yet to be released, but the NHL did announce when Game 1 will be. Check back for updates once the full schedule is out.<\/p>\n

Game 1: Saturday, April 18, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. (ESPN\/NBCSP)<\/p>\n

Game 2: TBD, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

Game 3: TBD, at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia\u00a0<\/p>\n

Game 4: TBD, at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia<\/p>\n

Game 5, if necessary: TBD, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

Game 6, if necessary: TBD, at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia<\/p>\n

Game 7, if necessary: TBD, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

Flyers-Penguins playoff history<\/p>\n

The Flyers\u00a0clinched their first postseason berth<\/a>\u00a0since 2020 and their first home playoff series since 2018, which was also against the Penguins, on Monday. The Flyers finished 43-27-12 for 98 points. The Flyers’ 43 wins are the most since the 2011-12 season, when they were 47-26-9. The 98 points are their most since 2017-18, when they went 42-26-14 for 98 points.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Penguins punched their ticket to the playoffs<\/a>\u00a0for the first time since 2022 last week. Pittsburgh finished 41-25-16 for 98 points, bouncing back after three straight seasons of decline. After finishing with 103 points in 2021-22, their last playoff appearances, the Penguins saw their point total fall to 91, 88 and then 80 last season.<\/p>\n

The orange and black are coming out of a\u00a0three-year rebuild<\/a>, while the\u00a0Pens’ Big Three of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang<\/a>\u00a0give it one last go at a Stanley Cup run.<\/p>\n

The Flyers and Penguins are no strangers and certainly not in the playoffs. This will be the eighth postseason series between the two Pennsylvania hockey clubs.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia has won four of its seven playoff series with Pittsburgh, but since Crosby entered the NHL in 2005, it’s mostly been a Pens-dominated rivalry.<\/p>\n

The Penguins are 3-1 against their intrastate rival in the playoffs since 2005-06.<\/p>\n

The rivalry peaked in 2012, when Crosby told reporters he didn’t like the Flyers<\/a> and Claude Giroux flattened Crosby off the opening faceoff and then scored 26 seconds later in Philadelphia’s decisive Game 6 win.<\/p>\n

The Flyers and Penguins last met in the playoffs in 2018, with Pittsburgh winning the series 4-2. Sean Couturier scored a hat trick and registered five points on a torn MCL, but his efforts weren’t enough to save the Flyers in Game 6 when the Penguins eliminated them with an 8-5 win.<\/p>\n

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