Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins, East 1st Round Game 1

NHL

Flyers

43-27-12, 98 PTS

3-2

Final

Penguins

41-25-16, 98 PTS

PPG Paints Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

PHI shoots leftPIT shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
PHI	9	7	4	20
PIT	5	6	7	18

In net

Dan Vladar16/18 SV, .889

Stuart Skinner17/20 SV, .850

Team	1	2	3	T
PHI	0	1	2	3
PIT	0	1	1	2

Who won: Flyers 3-2

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in East 1st Round Game 1 on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The series is tied 2-2. Porter Martone led the Flyers in goals (1). Evgeni Malkin led the Penguins in goals (1).

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What it means

Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.

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Injuries and inactives

Flyers1st in Eastern Conference

Rasmus Ristolainen D
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Cam York D
Upper Body
Day-To-Day
Nikita Grebenkin RW
Back
Injured Reserve
Travis Konecny RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Penguins1st in Eastern Conference

Andrei Kuzmenko LW
Personal
Injured Reserve
Justin Brazeau RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Ryan Graves D
Knee
Injured Reserve
Trevor van Riemsdyk D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Flyers1st in Eastern Conference

Dan Vladar G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Penguins1st in Eastern Conference

Stuart Skinner G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Flyers 4, Penguins 3 (Mar 7)

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Game info

Venue: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA · Attendance 18,346
Officials: Chris Rooney (Referee), Garrett Rank (Referee), Peter MacDougall (Referee), Devin Berg (Linesman), James Tobias (Linesman)