| MATCHUP | Pittsburgh Penguins | Philadelphia Flyers |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 41-25-16 | 43-27-12 |
| Spread | +1.5 -250 | -1.5 205 |
| Moneyline | +102 | -122 |
| Total | Over 5.5 (-122) | Under 5.5 (102) |
| Where | Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA | |
| When | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | |
| Time | 07:30 PM EDT | |
| TV | TNT | |
Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins look for a third straight win to force a game 7 on Saturday. The Penguins have lost 6 of their last 8 games.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 2.2 goals per game and are scoring on 17.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Evgeni Malkin leads Pittsburgh with 2 goals, Sidney Crosby has 4 assists, and Rickard Rakell has 12 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 86.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Stuart Skinner has allowed 9 goals on 71 shots faced, and Arturs Silovs has given up 4 goals on 50 shots.
Philadelphia Flyers Betting Preview
The Philadelphia Flyers look to advance to the second round for the first time since the 2019-20 season. The Flyers have won 9 of their last 12 games.
The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring 13.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Porter Martone leads Philadelphia with 2 goals, Rasmus Ristolainen has 4 assists, and Porter Martone has 13 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 2.2 goals per game and are killing 82.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Dan Vladar has allowed 10 goals on 115 shots faced.
Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win
- The Flyers have won four of their last five games at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
- The Penguins have lost four of their last five road games following a home win.
- The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as underdogs following a win.
- The Flyers have covered the puck line in five of their last six games against the Penguins.
- The Penguins have lost the third period in each of their last five games as underdogs when trailing after the second period.
Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win
- The underdogs have won four of the Flyers’ last six games.
- The Flyers have lost five of their last six playoff series closeout games.
- The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in 17 of their last 20 games as home favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Penguins have covered the puck line in 11 of their last 13 games as road underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Flyers have lost the first period in seven of their last eight games as home favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Penguins’ last four games against opponents on a losing streak have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Flyers’ last three games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Six of the last eight night games between two teams from the Metropolitan Division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Penguins’ last 12 games as underdogs.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Flyers’ last 10 games.
Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts
- Trevor Zegras has recorded an assist in each of the Flyers’ last four games against the Penguins at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
- Nick Seeler has scored two goals against the Penguins this season—most against any opponent.
Pittsburgh Penguins Player Prop Facts
- Evgeni Malkin has scored at least one goal in five of his last six playoff appearances at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
- Sidney Crosby has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight road appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Kris Letang has scored two goals against the Flyers this season—equal-most against any opponent.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Philadelphia Flyers played in the second-highest number of games that have gone to a shootout this season (14).
- The Philadelphia Flyers rank T31st in the league for power play goals this season (37).
- The Pittsburgh Penguins rank 7th in the league in power play percentage this season (24.14%).
- The Pittsburgh Penguins have suffered the equal-most losses when leading after Period 2 this season (9).
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Injury Report
The Penguins will be without Caleb Jones and Filip Hallander.
The Flyers will be without Nikita Grebenkin and Rodrigo Abols.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction
The Flyers should have the edge at home, but it does feel like they’ve played with fire and allowed a veteran Penguins team back in this series. The last thing you want to do is give guys confidence who have been on this stage before and know how to win this time of year. The Penguins have also played some of their better hockey on the road. This is a rivalry where the road team has won 5 of the last 8 meetings. This series feels like it’s going to go seven games. I’ll take the plus money with the Penguins.