{"id":168408,"date":"2026-04-17T09:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/168408\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:56:10","slug":"nhl-announces-flyers-vs-penguins-schedule-for-2026-playoffs-nbc-sports-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/168408\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL announces Flyers vs. Penguins schedule for 2026 playoffs \u2013 NBC Sports Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Flyers’ first playoff series since 2020 will begin Saturday night when the team visits the Penguins for Game 1 at PPG Paints Arena.<\/p>\n

The best-of-seven first-round matchup<\/a> will continue Monday in Pittsburgh with Game 2.<\/p>\n

The series then shifts to Xfinity Mobile Arena for Game 3 on Wednesday and Game 4 next Saturday. It’ll be the Flyers’ first playoff action in Philadelphia since 2018; the 2020 postseason was forced into the bubble because of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

“I’m just excited for our fans,” Nick Seeler said Tuesday. “They’ve been craving playoff hockey. The best fans in hockey, they deserve to see us in the playoffs.”<\/p>\n

The times for Games 5 through 7, if necessary, are to be determined.<\/p>\n

Rick Tocchet’s club heads into the postseason with 18 wins over its final 25 games<\/a>. The Flyers finished with 98 points at 43-27-12. The Penguins (41-25-16) also had 98 points, but they earned home ice via the tiebreaker of more regulation wins.<\/p>\n

The Flyers split their four-game regular-season series with Pittsburgh (2-2-0).<\/p>\n

More:\u00a0Outside doubt motivated Flyers, but so did Briere’s undisclosed message<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s the full series schedule. We’ll update everyone with the NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast schedule when it’s released.<\/p>\n

Game 1 \u2014 Saturday, April 18, Flyers at Penguins, 8 p.m. ET\/NBCSP<\/a>
Game 2 \u2014 Monday, April 20, Flyers at Penguins, 7 p.m. ET
Game 3 \u2014 Wednesday, April 22, Flyers vs. Penguins, 7 p.m. ET
Game 4 \u2014 Saturday, April 25, Flyers vs. Penguins, 8 p.m. ET
*Game 5 \u2014 Monday, April 27, Flyers at Penguins, TBD
*Game 6 \u2014 Wednesday, April 29, Flyers vs. Penguins, TBD
*Game 7 \u2014 Saturday, May 2, Flyers at Penguins, TBD
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