{"id":555330,"date":"2026-04-18T15:18:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/555330\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:18:51","slug":"how-to-watch-pittsburgh-penguins-vs-philadelphia-flyers-nhl-playoff-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/555330\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers NHL playoff series"},"content":{"rendered":"

KDKA <\/a>\u2014 The Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway in the NHL and the Pittsburgh Penguins are hosting the Philadelphia Flyers for a Game 1 postseason matchup 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, while Philadelphia returns to the postseason after five seasons of missing the playoffs.<\/p>\n

The Flyers and Penguins last met in the playoffs in 2018, with Pittsburgh winning the series 4-2.<\/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” is set for 8 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

Where can you watch the Penguins vs. Flyers playoff game?<\/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. NBC Sports Philadelphia 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

Oct. 28, 2025 – Flyers defeat Penguins 3-2 (Shootout)<\/p>\n

Dec. 1, 2025 – Penguins defeat Flyers 5-1<\/p>\n

Jan. 15, 2025 – Penguins defeat Flyers 6-3<\/p>\n

Mar. 7, 2026 – Flyers defeat Penguins 4-3 (Shootout)<\/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.<\/p>\n

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

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

Game 2 – Monday, April 20 – Flyers at Penguins, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 3 – Wednesday April 22 – Penguins at Flyers – 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 4 – Saturday, April 25 – Penguins at Flyers – 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 5, if necessary – Monday, April 27 – Flyers at Penguins, time to be determined<\/p>\n

Game 6, if necessary – Wednesday, April 29 – Penguins at Flyers, time to be determined<\/p>\n

Game 7, if necessary – Saturday, May 2 – Flyers at Penguins, time to be determined<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KDKA \u2014 The Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway in the NHL and the Pittsburgh Penguins are hosting the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":555331,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5113],"tags":[5,4,118,1469,100,5216],"class_list":{"0":"post-555330","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-penguins","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-nhl","10":"tag-penguins","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-penguins","13":"tag-pittsburghpenguins"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116426383294551758","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}