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Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins, East 1st Round Game 5

NHL
Flyers
43-27-12, 98 PTS
2-3
Final
Penguins
41-25-16, 98 PTS
PPG Paints Arena
TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

PHI shoots leftPIT shoots right

Shots on goal

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PHI95620
PIT116421

In net

Dan Vladar18/21 SV, .857
Arturs Silovs18/20 SV, .900
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PIT1203

Who won: Penguins 3-2

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in East 1st Round Game 5 on Monday, April 27, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The series is tied 2-2. Kris Letang led the Penguins in goals (1). Travis Sanheim led the Flyers in goals (1).

Recap · Apr 27
Penguins fend off elimination again with a 3-2 Game 5 win over Flyers to send series back to Philly

Connor Dewar, Kris Letang and Elmer Soderblom scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins avoided elimination for the second time in 48 hours with a 3-2 win over Philadelphia in Game 5 of their first-round series on Monday night.

What it means

  • Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.

Latest headlines

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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
Arturs Silovs 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 18,343
Officials
Francis Charron (Referee), Jon McIsaac (Referee), Furman South (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Jesse Marquis (Linesman), Kilian McNamara (Linesman)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

This seriesSeries tied 2-2

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