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What to Know About the First-Round Matchups in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Flyers are 3.8% playoff long shots and the Penguins are favored at -160 as the NHL prepares to release the first-round schedule.
- The NHL is expected to announce the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoff schedule on Thursday, April 16, with the Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins first-round series anticipated to begin on Saturday, April 18.
- Cross-State rivals will face off in a "Civil War" first-round matchup, marking their eighth postseason meeting; the Penguins last defeated the Flyers in 2018 in six games.
- Oddsmakers favor the Penguins at-160 over the Flyers in the upcoming series, with Philadelphia finishing 43-27-12 and Pittsburgh concluding 41-25-16 in the Metropolitan Division.
- ESPN, TNT, and ABC will broadcast 2026 Stanley Cup Playoff games in the United States, with NBC Sports Philadelphia providing regional coverage for the series.
- Betting markets list the Penguins at 22/1 to win the Stanley Cup, while the Flyers are 66/1 longshots entering their first postseason since 2020.
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Washington Top NewsWhat to know about the first-round matchups in the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs
As playoff races were raging down the stretch, Commissioner Gary Bettman pointed out that the NHL in years past has had first-round matchups decided on the final day of the
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What to know about the first-round matchups in the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs
Five of the eight first-round series in the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs are set. The matchups include the bitter cross-Pennsylvania rivalry between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left13Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution62% Left
Bias Distribution
- 62% of the sources lean Left
62% Left
L 62%
C 33%
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