The Philadelphia Flyers are officially back in the playoffs and will renew the “Battle of Pennsylvania” against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Round 1. After clinching their first postseason berth since 2020, the Flyers will open the series on the road with Pittsburgh holding home-ice advantage.
Game 1 is set for this weekend, with the full first-round schedule now coming out, here’s how the opening stretch of the series lines up:
Flyers vs. Penguins First-Round Schedule (Round 1)
- Game 1: Saturday – 8:00 PM ET (Pittsburgh) | ESPN
- Game 2: likely Monday – TBD (Pittsburgh)
- Game 3: possibly Wednesday – TBD (Philadelphia)
- Game 4: maybe Friday – TBD (Philadelphia)
- Game 5: TBD (Pittsburgh, if necessary)
- Game 6: TBD (Philadelphia, if necessary)
- Game 7: TBD (Pittsburgh, if necessary)
National broadcasts will be split across networks like ESPN, TNT, and streaming platforms such as ESPN+.
This series brings immediate drama to the Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Flyers-Penguins in the playoffs for the first time in years. Both teams trending in opposite directions late in the season. Expect intensity from puck drop in Game 1.
