Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins

East 1st Round - Game 1 • PHI leads series 1-0

43-27-12, 23-14-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Flyers PHI	0	1	2	3
Penguins PIT	0	1	1	2

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

41-25-16, 20-13-8 Home

Philadelphia Flyers


forwards
Denver BarkeyD. Barkey#52
Noah CatesN. Cates#27
Sean CouturierS. Couturier#14
Christian DvorakC. Dvorak#22
Tyson FoersterT. Foerster#71
Luke GlendeningL. Glendening#41
Garnet HathawayG. Hathaway#19
Travis KonecnyT. Konecny#11
Porter MartoneP. Martone#94
Matvei MichkovM. Michkov#39
Owen TippettO. Tippett#74
Trevor ZegrasT. Zegras#46
defensemen
Emil AndraeE. Andrae#36
Jamie DrysdaleJ. Drysdale#9
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Travis SanheimT. Sanheim#6
Nick SeelerN. Seeler#24
Cam YorkC. York#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:26	0:00	0:00	11:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:30	2:53	1:04	11:33	4	7	36.4
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	21	15:47	0:12	1:53	13:42	5	3	62.5
0	1	2	2	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	24	18:00	2:58	1:01	14:01	5	7	41.7
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:01	2:29	1:17	12:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	13:17	0:05	1:39	11:33	3	6	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	19	12:07	0:10	0:57	11:00	0	1	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	1	21	16:21	3:26	0:00	12:55	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	3	1	2	18	15:47	2:48	0:00	12:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	11:25	2:17	0:00	9:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	16:37	2:57	0:07	13:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:31	3:14	0:00	12:17	3	5	37.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:39	0:00	0:00	9:39	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	3	25	20:57	3:06	0:10	17:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	30	25:00	2:54	1:29	20:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	3	1	0	30	23:20	0:31	1:27	21:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	20	14:04	0:00	2:07	11:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	29	22:02	0:00	2:49	19:13	0	0	0.0

goalies
Dan VladarD. Vladar#80

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
17	2	15	.882	14	1	0	0	0	60:00	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Egor ChinakhovE. Chinakhov#59
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Connor DewarC. Dewar#19
Ben KindelB. Kindel#81
Blake LizotteB. Lizotte#46
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
Tommy NovakT. Novak#18
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Elmer SoderblomE. Soderblom#25
defensemen
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Samuel GirardS. Girard#49
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Ryan SheaR. Shea#5
Parker WotherspoonP. Wotherspoon#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	16	9:21	0:00	2:56	6:25	7	2	77.8
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	21	16:16	1:11	0:00	15:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	2	4	3	0	1	22	19:36	2:41	0:01	16:54	10	5	66.7
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	1	15	11:35	0:00	3:37	7:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	12:59	1:21	0:00	11:38	5	3	62.5
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	16	11:38	0:00	3:49	7:49	1	5	16.7
1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	20:27	3:02	0:00	17:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	4	5	0	1	19	13:38	0:58	0:00	12:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:26	1:10	0:00	12:16	3	3	50.0
0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	17:53	2:39	0:00	15:14	3	2	60.0
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	24	20:55	2:49	1:38	16:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:25	0:00	0:00	10:25	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	20	14:22	0:00	0:18	14:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	20	18:20	0:00	0:46	17:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	25:43	2:36	3:54	19:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	23	21:22	1:24	1:17	18:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	15:41	0:00	1:55	13:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	2	23	19:34	0:09	3:49	15:36	0	0	0.0

goalies
Stuart SkinnerS. Skinner#74

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	3	17	.850	14	2	1	0	0	57:40	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN		1	2	3	T
	Flyers	0	1	2	3
	Penguins	0	1	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			PHI	PIT
9:19		Jamie Drysdale (1) Assists: Trevor Zegras (1), Denver Barkey (1)	1	0
15:51		Evgeni Malkin (1) Assists: Tommy Novak (1), Rickard Rakell (1)	1	1

3rd Period		PHI	PIT
10:00	Travis Sanheim (1) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (1), Christian Dvorak (1)	2	1
17:23	Porter Martone (1) Assists: Travis Konecny (1)	3	1
18:59	Bryan Rust (1) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (1), Erik Karlsson (1)	3	2

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

1:19

Bryan Rust notches goal on the power play

0:24

Flyers’ Travis Sanheim finds the back of the net

0:38

Flyers
3
Penguins
2

Game 1

4/18

Flyers
Penguins

Game 2

4/20

ESPN

Penguins
Flyers

Game 3

4/22

TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Penguins
Flyers

Game 4

4/25

TBS/truTV/HBO Max

Flyers
Penguins

Game 5

4/27

Penguins
Flyers

Game 6

4/29

Flyers
Penguins

Game 7

5/2

PPG Paints Arena

8:00 PM, April 18, 2026Coverage: ESPN

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,346

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Garrett Rank
Peter MacDougall

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Philadelphia Flyers win Game 1 in grand return to playoffs

Porter Martone, the Flyers' 19-year-old rookie forward, scored the eventual winner with 2:37 to play, and Philadelphia outlasted the rival Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in the opener of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at PPG Paints Arena.

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Flyers celebrate return to the playoffs with a 3-2 win over Penguins in Game 1

— Travis Sanheim scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers announced their return to the playoffs with a 3-2 win over Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

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