{"id":169304,"date":"2026-04-18T11:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/169304\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T11:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:13:15","slug":"how-to-watch-saturdays-game-1-in-the-pittsburgh-penguins-vs-philadelphia-flyers-nhl-playoff-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/169304\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Saturday’s Game 1 in the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers NHL playoff schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway in the NHL and the Pittsburgh Penguins are hosting the Philadelphia Flyers for a Game 1 postseason matchup<\/a> at PPG Paints Arena. Here’s how you can watch the game.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh earned the No. 2 spot in the Metropolitan Division this season and have home ice advantage in the playoff series against Philadelphia, who earned the No. 3 spot.<\/p>\n

The Penguins are making their first playoff appearance since 2022<\/a>, while Philadelphia returns to the postseason after five seasons of missing the playoffs.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Flyers and Penguins last met in the playoffs in 2018, with Pittsburgh winning the series 4-2.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The winner of the series will advance to the second round and will face either the Carolina Hurricanes or the Ottawa Senators.<\/p>\n

Puck drop in the “Battle of Pennsylvania<\/a>” is set for 8 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

Where can you watch the Penguins vs. Flyers playoff game?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tonight’s Game 1 playoff contest between the Penguins and the Flyers will air on ESPN. You can stream the game via ESPN’s website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the Pittsburgh market, the game will air on SportsNet Pittsburgh<\/a>.\u00a0NBC Sports Philadelphia<\/a> will carry the game in the Philadelphia market.<\/p>\n

Who won the head-to-head games between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia this season?<\/p>\n

The Penguins and the Flyers played one another four times in the 2025-26 regular season with each team winning two games.<\/p>\n

How many times have the Penguins and Flyers met in the postseason?<\/p>\n

This year’s playoff matchup between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia will be the eighth time in history that the cross-state rivals meet in the postseason.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia has won four of their seven playoff series against Pittsburgh, winning the matchups in 1989, 1997, 2000, and 2012.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh won playoff series against Philadelphia in 2008, 2009, and 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What’s the rest of the Penguins vs. Flyers playoff schedule?<\/p>\n

The full playoff schedule<\/a> between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia was released early Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Game 2 – Monday, April 20 – Flyers at Penguins, 7 p.m.Game 3 – Wednesday April 22 – Penguins at Flyers – 7 p.m.Game 4 – Saturday, April 25 – Penguins at Flyers – 8 p.m.Game 5, if necessary – Monday, April 27 – Flyers at Penguins, time to be determinedGame 6, if necessary – Wednesday, April 29 – Penguins at Flyers, time to be determinedGame 7, if necessary – Saturday, May 2 – Flyers at Penguins, time to be determined<\/p>\n

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