Philadelphia Flyers (43-27-12) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (41-25-16) April 18, 2026 8:00 pm EDT The Line: Pittsburgh Penguins -148 / Philadelphia Flyers +124; Over/Under: 6.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet Saturday in NHL action from the PPG Paints Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins prediction.
The Philadelphia Flyers come into the postseason with a 43-27-12 record in the regular season.
Travis Konecny leads the Flyers in scoring with 68 points coming on a team-high 27 goals and 41 assists while Trevor Zegras has 67 points with 26 goals and 41 assists. Sean Couturier has 36 points with 12 goals and 24 assists while Christian Dvorak has 51 points with 18 goals and 33 assists. Owen Tippett has 51 points with 28 goals and 23 assists and Noah Cates has 47 points with 18 goals and 29 assists. Dan Vladar has gone 29-14-7 with a 2.42 GAA and a .906 save percentage in goal for Philadelphia while Samuel Ersson is 14-11-5 with a 3.12 GAA and an .870 save percentage this season. Aleksei Kolosov’s also gone 0-2 with a 4.00 GAA and an .830 save percentage as well this season.
The Pittsburgh Penguins come into the playoffs after finishing with a 41-25-16 record in the regular season.
Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh in scoring with 74 points including 29 goals and 45 assists while Evgeni Malkin has 61 points with 19 goals and 42 assists. Anthony Mantha has 64 points with 33 goals and 31 assists. Erik Karlsson has 51 assists while Bryan Rust has 65 points with 29 goals and 36 assists. Arturs Silovs has gone 19-12-8 with a 3.07 GAA and an .888 save percentage in goal for the Penguins so far this season while Stuart Skinner is 12-9-5 with a 2.91 GAA and an .888 save percentage this year. Sergei Murashov is 1-1-2 with a 2.56 GAA and an .897 save percentage in goal for Pittsburgh this season.
I’m on the Flyers in this one. Philly were road warriors to close out the season and I still have significant concerns about Pittsburgh’s goaltending. I think this could be a big game for the series as a whole so give me the Flyers to steal home ice in game one.