2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Gamethread: Flyers @ Penguins
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The Philadelphia Flyers have a glorious opportunity to walk into Pittsburgh and hand them a third loss in the Penguins’ own building to kill their season and win the series in dominant fashion. They better not screw this up. It’s Game 5. Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP/ESPN+ 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading It’s the story of the game. Matvei Michkov is going to sit this one out as Rick Tocchet thinks it’s best for the 21-year-old winger to take a break a...
The Flyers have jumped out to a 3-1 series lead over Pittsburgh with plenty of contributions from unlikely sources. Four defensemen have goals, a fifth had two primary assists in a game, 16 players have a point in the postseason, and 13 of them have multiple points. Twelve different players have scored a goal in four games. It’s been a complete team effort to get to where they are now. With the fourth and final win the only obstacle between the Flyers and the second round, there are three Flye...
After losing 4-2 to the Penguins on Saturday night, the Philadelphia Flyers find themselves with the second of four proverbial kicks at the can to eliminate their longtime rivals in Game 5 on Monday night and move on to the second round. The fourth game is often the hardest won to win, but with the Flyers looking far more themselves in the second half of the game compared to the first half, they should start Game 5 on the right foot. However, following Sunday’s practice , there seems like ther...
If the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to complete a stunning comeback in their first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers, they are going to need to clean up a lot of things over the next three games. Their zone exits. Their zone entries. Their power play. Their puck management. They are going to need Arturs […]
Welcome to the Playoff Thread for the games in the week of 4/27. Last week went pretty much as expected apart from the Battle of Pennsyvania. The Pens looked unexpectedly old and slow. Yet the oldest guy was responsible for a large chunk of their anemic scoring. (Wait – Letang isn’t older than Geno – right?). Its been fun watching playoff hockey and playing spot the Ex-Predator on most of the teams. Enjoy the week! Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with an...
Who: Philadelphia Flyers (3-1) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1-3) in Game 5 of the best of seven series When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and NBC Sports Philadelphia, nationally on ESPN, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins are fighting to make sure they have a path ahead. That would be a […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ilya Solovyov fulfilled a lifelong dream by making his Stanley Cup playoff debut in Game 4 against the Philadelphia Flyers, helping the team extend its season with a 4-2 win. [Trib Live] Penguins goalie Arturs Silovs delivered in his first playoff start with […]
The Philadelphia Flyers might have a sizeable 3-1 series lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the playoffs, but that doesn’t mean every single player is playing up to their best. And after missing the opportunity to perform a sweep in Game 4 on Saturday, head coach Rick Tocchet is going to make some changes to his lineup. At practice on Sunday, before the team heads back to Pittsburgh to go and try to close out the series in Game 5 on Monday night, Tocchet revealed a ne...
On April 25th in 2009, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Maxime Talbot challenged Philadelphia Flyers tough guy Daniel Carcillo to a scrap down 3-0 in the second period of Game 6 of the Conference Quarterfinals. Carcillo won the fight but Pittsburgh stole the momentum responding with five unanswered goals to win the game 5-3, clinch the series 4-2 and eventually hoist the Stanley Cup seven weeks later
We are going to see a different lineup Monday night when the Philadelphia Flyers take the ice for Game 5 against the Penguins in Pittsburgh and it’s After suffering a disheartening loss in Game 4 on Saturday night, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet has decided to shake something up voluntarily for the first time in this series. Aside from needing to put in defenseman Noah Juulsen on the bottom pairing because Emil Andrae suffered a minor injury — and kept him there even after Andrae recovere...
On home ice for last night’s Game 4, the Flyers learned in real time how difficult it is to sweep a playoff series in the National Hockey League. With a chance to take care of business and close out the series tidily in four games, the Flyers instead delivered their flattest showing of the postseason — lacking intensity at times, looking bogged down by the Penguins’ forecheck, and struggling to get much of anything going in the way of dangerous scoring chances. It was a game in which they...
A lot of things went right for the Penguins in their Game 4 win over the Flyers. A handful of them: Add it all up and it’s enough to earn another game. There are still some problem areas, Anthony Mantha looks like he’s at half-speed at times and is a shell of the player who […]
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins finished second in their division this season, which might not sound like a big deal but is a huge deal in the AHL playoff format that grants the top-two teams in the Atlantic Division a pass into the second round of the playoffs. That means a lot considering the first round is […]
The Flyers started slow, tried to make up for it with a decent third period, but in the end couldn’t sweep the Penguins. The result was a fifth game in Pittsburgh on Monday night after losing to the Pens 4-2 in Game 4. The basics First period: 14:24- Sidney Crosby (Erik Karlsson) (PPG) Second period: 1:03- Rickard Rakell (Unassisted), 15:40- Denver Barkey (Trevor Zegras, Cam York) Third period: 4:27- Kris Letang (Sidney Crosby, Rickard, Rakell), 7:03- Travis Konecny (Christian Dvorak...
Pregame The Penguins mix it up a bit, the old second line is back, Elmer Soderblom is back, Ilya Solovyov and Arturs Silovs makes his Penguin playoff debut in a do or die situation. The Flyers don’t have any changes from what has gotten them the 3-0 series lead. First period Pittsburgh gets off to […]
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It’s a dull and drizzly day here in South Philadelphia, but the Flyers are looking to give the evening a bit of life. Game 4 against the Penguins is on deck, and the Flyers are preparing to go in for the kill — to continue building on all of their positive momentum and pull off a much-coveted sweep of this first round series. Puck drop: 8:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP/TBS/ESPN+ 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading It’s been a busy last few days of Dan Vladar related up...
Teddy Blueger is among the most notable pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) centers heading into the offseason. If the Vancouver Canucks do not re-sign and he hits the market, he should generate a good amount of interest as a free agent. Due to this, let's look at three teams that could sign Blueger if he tests free agency this summer. Pittsburgh Penguins Could a reunion between Blueger and the Penguins be in the cards? The Penguins were linked to Blueger leading up to the deadli...
The Pittsburgh Penguins' season is on the line, and head coach Dan Muse isn't sitting idly by. As they try to stave off a sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night, the Pens will be starting Arturs Silovs in goal, replacing Stuart Skinner. Coach Muse has confirmed Artūrs Šilovs will start in Game 4 vs. the Flyers. pic.twitter.com/12bwmt4KZL — TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 25, 2026 Silovs' last playoff experience was two years back, when he was called on in an emergency situatio...
The Pittsburgh Penguins have their backs against the wall down 3-0 to the Philadelphia Flyers, and entering Game 4 on Saturday, legend Evgeni Malkin is well aware what's at stake. Malkin's in the final season of his current contract, and with a new sense of direction from Kyle Dubas and company in the front office, and a pending new owner, there's a very good chance the team walks away from Malkin at season's end. Malkin, 39, battled some injury troubles this season, appearing in just 56...
The Philadelphia Flyers have given their entire fan base great news ahead of Game 4 against the Pittsburgh Penguins and we no longer have to be worried. Dan Vladar will be in the crease for his fourth consecutive start despite suffering a minor injury in the middle of Game 3 and sticking it out to finish the game and give the Flyers a 3-0 series lead. Now, they have a big opportunity to complete the S-word that we don’t really want to say just in case anyone believes in jinxes. Lin...
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (0-3) @ Philadelphia Flyers (3-0) When: 8:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and NBC Sports Philadelphia, nationally on TBS and TruTV, streaming on HBO Max Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins need to win tonight to force Game 5, which would take place Monday in Pittsburgh at a time yet to be […]
There’s always a slight chance it’s a doctored image, but a social media post this afternoon might fan some flames leading to tomorrow night’s Game 4 against the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. A 14-second clip was posted this afternoon, showing a woman wearing a Travis Sanheim jersey approaching a vehicle with Flyers winger Owen Tippett in the driver’s seat. It apparently took place after Game 3 at Xfinity Mobile Arena, with the player leaving in his vehicle to head home. Th...
Both the Penguins and Flyers took advantage of the extra day off in between games on Friday to get a practice in ahead of Saturday night’s Game 4. Pittsburgh is going back to a successful line, putting Egor Chinakhov back with Evgeni Malkin and Tommy Novak. The trio shined towards the end of the year […]