2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Gamethread: Flyers @ Penguins
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Egor Chinakhov is due for Penguins
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 […]
Game Preview: Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins , Round 1 Game 5, 4/27/2026
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 […]
Pens Points: Back home once more
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 […]
Game 4 Aftermath: How the game was won for the Penguins
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 […]
WBS Weekly: Wilkes-Barre learns their playoff opponent
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 […]
Penguins/Flyers Game 4 Recap: Not done yet, Crosby helps Pens win, extend season
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 […]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 Gamethread: Penguins @ Flyers
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Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers, Round 1 Game 4, 4/25/2026
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 […]
Penguins/Flyers Update: Pens get new lines, Vladar misses practice
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 […]
Penguins flaws are finally showing themselves
From the moment the 2025-26 season began, the Pittsburgh Penguins biggest flaws were pretty obvious. Even as the forward depth proved to be better than anybody could have anticipated, and even as they continued to exceed expectations and win games, those flaws were still there lurking beneath the surface. We all knew what they were. […]
No reason but blind hope: A history of 0-3 series comebacks and close calls
The Pittsburgh Penguins face their first truly must win game of the season tomorrow night in Philadelphia. If they can do that, they would have another in Pittsburgh on Monday. If they won that, it’d be another must win situation setup for Game 6 in Philadelphia. If somehow they won that too, then there would […]
Pens Points: On the edge
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… Anthony Mantha’s poor playoff showing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, which includes zero postseason goals after leading the team in the regular season with 33, in addition to costly penalties across the first three games, may be making the team’s offseason choice easier by pushing them away […]
Game 3 Aftermath: How the game and likely the season was lost for the Penguins
There were decisions to be made going into Game 3 last night for how the Penguins would respond to playing on the road, trailing 2-0 in their series with the Philadelphia Flyers. “There should be frustration,” Dan Muse said after Game 2. “We just lost two games at home. How are you going to respond? […]
Anthony Mantha is making the Penguins decision easy for them
There is not any one player or person that is responsible for the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 series deficit. It has been a well-earned, collective group effort that everybody has to own. The Penguins have allowed themselves to get suckered into Philadelphia’s game, there is little discipline, they are not in any way adapting to what […]
Pens Points: Not Great
Needing a win to avoid going down 0-3 in the series, the Pittsburgh Penguins struck first on Wednesday night for their first lead of the series, but three second period goals from the Philadelphia Flyers erased that deficit and the Penguins subsequently came apart at the seams in what turned out to be a 5-2 […]
Penguins/Flyers Game 3 Recap: Pens come unglued, lose 5-2, get pushed to verge of a sweep
Pregame The Penguins enter Game 3 with some adjusted forward lines, left wings shuffled all around the first three lines from the start of last game. Otherwise it’s the same, including Stuart Skinner back in net. The Flyers are sticking with what’s been working to this point by using the same players and combos. First […]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 3 Gamethread: Penguins @ Flyers
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Penguins make some line changes at morning skate ahead of Game 3
It looks like the Penguins will be trying some new lines tonight in Game 3 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Here’s how they were working at this morning’s skate. Rickard Rakell moved back from the top line in the middle of Game 2, it looks like the old familiar first line will be back in action […]
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers, Round 1 Game 3, 4/22/2026
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (0-2) @ Philadelphia Flyers (2-0) in Game 3 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 TNT and TruTV, streaming on HBO Max Pens’ Path Ahead: Game 4 won’t be until Saturday (8:00pm start). If necessary, Game 5 would […]
Wilkes Weekly: Well, at least one team in the organization is doing well right now
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins completed a fine regular season with a 46-17-7-2 record (the third and fourth items being OT and SO losses split out). That completed a 101-point season – third best in the entire AHL and gave WBS just their third 100+ point year. Unfortunately for them, the best team in the AHL in […]
Pens Points: Into enemy territory
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins’ recent playoff struggles at home continued with back-to-back losses to the Philadelphia Flyers in Games 1 and 2. Pittsburgh’s home-ice playoff struggles run deeper than this series against their cross-state rival, however. Since winning the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017, Pittsburgh has […]
Penguins home playoff woes continue with losses to Flyers
The Penguins haven’t given the home fans at PPG Paints Arena a lot to cheer about over the last several years. With losses to the Flyers in Games and 2 of the team’s playoff series, there’s no guarantee that the fans will get to see another home hockey game in Pittsburgh this season unless the […]
The Flyers have successfully ripped the offense out of the series against the Penguins
This has been a wildly disappointing return to the playoffs for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not only are they down 2-0 to the Philadelphia Flyers after Monday night’s 3-0 loss, they have lost both games at home, now have to go on the road, and seem to be the team that is not ready for the […]
Game 2 Aftermath: How the game was lost for the Penguins
After generating just 18 shots on goal (and only one goal before resorting from pulling their goalie in desperation time to find a second goal) in Game 1, the Pittsburgh Penguins were unable to get much of anything going as a counter to that slow start in Game 2. In fact, the opposite happened for […]
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