Flyers vs. Penguins: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoff Schedule and Preview

For the first time since the 2019-2020 season, the Philadelphia Flyers are playoff-bound.

The Flyers earned the No. 3 spot in the Metro Division in the Eastern Conference and will begin their Stanley Cup Playoff journey on Saturday at 8 pm (on 97.3 ESPN) against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who finished second in the Metro this season.

Here is the rest of the schedule:

Philadelphia won seven of its last eight games to finish third, setting up the matchup with the Penguins.

The Battle of Pennsylvania: A Historic Rivalry

This will be the eighth playoff meeting between the two teams, with the last meeting happening in 2018, with Pittsburgh winning in six games

The Flyers are 3-4 all-time against Pittsburgh in the playoffs.

The other matchups were in 2012, 2009, 2008, 2000, 1997, and 1989.

Flyers playoff schedule

With the Penguins as the higher seed, they will have home-ice advantage for the first two games, with Games 3 and 4 in Philadelphia.

The matchup: Youth vs. Experience: Crosby and Malkin Meet the New Flyers

The Flyers and Penguins enter this postseason as very different teams. Pittsburgh is a veteran team with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin still leading the way, while the Flyers are a young team that is making its first playoff appearances in five seasons.

Regular Season Recap: A Dead Heat

The two teams faced off four times this year, splitting the games with Philadelphia going 2-2-0 this season against the Penguins.

Pittsburgh outscored Philadelphia 16-9 in the four games this season.

All Games can be heard on 97.3 ESPN and the 97.3 ESPN free mobile app with Tim Saunders and Todd Fedoruk calling all the action.