US EditionPittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers to Face Off in First Round of Stanley Cup Playoffs
Pittsburgh has home-ice advantage after the teams split four regular-season meetings and both ended playoff droughts.
- On Monday, the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout, securing the final Eastern Conference playoff spot and setting up an Eastern Conference First Round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Pennsylvania's pro hockey teams are both ending significant postseason droughts, with the Penguins returning for the first time since 2022 and the Flyers snapping a five-season absence.
- Historically, the Flyers hold a 190-126-30-14 edge in regular-season matchups, while they also lead the postseason series 21-20, having won four of the seven contests against the Penguins.
- Pittsburgh Penguins secured home-ice advantage for the best-of-seven series, where captain Sidney Crosby will leverage his dominance with 175 points in 116 regular and postseason games against the Flyers.
- Postseason action begins this Saturday, though the NHL has not yet released the specific playoff schedule; tickets for the opening games in Pittsburgh are currently available.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins will face the Philadelphia Flyers in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs beginning this weekend. The Flyers clinched the final Eastern Conference playoff spot last night, following a 3-2 victory over Carolina in a shootout. The series will feature two Pennsylvania teams who have not been in the post-season for several years. Pittsburgh clinched its first playoff berth since 2022 with a win against the New Jersey…
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