PITTSBURGH — The Flyers make their official return to the playoffs Saturday night when they face the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena for Game 1 of a best-of-seven first-round matchup.
Puck drop is scheduled for around 8 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with Flyers Pregame Live.
The Flyers are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Rick Tocchet’s club heads into the postseason with 18 wins over its final 25 games.
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Here are some updates and visuals from over the last few days. We’ll have more from this morning.
Flyers and Penguins meet in the playoffs for the eighth time.
Game 1 of their first-round series is tonight in Pittsburgh. Coverage at 7:30 p.m. ET on @NBCSPhilly.
Flyers head into playoffs with 18 wins over last 25 games. They’re back in playoffs for first time since 2020. pic.twitter.com/rOit7QPazE
— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) April 18, 2026
Flyers at practice:
F
Foerster-Zegras-Tippett
Konecny-Dvorak-Martone
Barkey-Cates-Michkov
Glendening-Couturier-Hathaway
D
Sanheim-Ristolainen
York-Drysdale
Seeler-Andrae
— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) April 17, 2026
Flyers’ power play units:
Ristolainen, Dvorak, Tippett, Konecny, Michkov
Drysdale, Cates, Martone, Foerster, Zegras
— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) April 17, 2026
Rick Tocchet thought it was important to give Flyers’ kids a call-up, not have them marinate all season in minors. But he didn’t envision all of them sticking the rest of the season. So clearly the Flyers’ kids have impressed. pic.twitter.com/SPuR6K0FnO
— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) April 17, 2026