Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/20/2026

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, April 20, 2026

Venue:  PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Flyers +130, Penguins -155; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Flyers +130, Penguins -155; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Flyers +125, Penguins -150; Over/Under:  6 goals

Philadelphia Flyers:  43-27-12 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

Pittsburgh Penguins:  41-25-16 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

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Philadelphia Flyers:  7-3-0 last 10

Pittsburgh Penguins:  5-5-0 last 10

The Flyers are entering the playoffs with 98 points, a 43-27-12 record overall, and they were 23-14-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-2. Jamie Drysdale, Porter Martone, and Travis Sanheim each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Christian Dvorak, Denver Barkey, Rasmus Ristolainen, Travis Konecny, and Trevor Zegras each led the team in assists with 1 while Owen Tippett led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Dan Vladar was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 17 shots with 15 saves and a .882 save percentage. Their offense has scored 250 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 243 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The Penguins are entering the playoffs with 98 points, a 41-25-16 record overall, and they were 20-13-8 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Philadelphia Flyers in their last game, losing that one at home 3-2. Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell, and Tommy Novak each led the team in assists with 1 while Bryan Rust, Elmer Söderblom, and Sidney Crosby each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 20 shots with 17 saves and a .850 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 293 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 268 goals against them allowing 3.3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Penguins listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Flyers have looked good in their games this season with their 43-27-12 record overall which had them in the top half of their division in the East. They have been a good road team too with their 23-14-4 road record this year. Meanwhile, the Penguins have looked good in their games this season with their 41-25-16 record overall which had them right near the top of their division in the East. They have looked good on home ice too with their 20-13-8 home record this season. This is game 2 of a 7-game series between the 2nd seeded Penguins and the 3rd seeded Flyers in the Metro for the 1st round of the NHL playoffs. The Flyers are entering this game with a 1-0 series lead after winning game 1 by a score of 3-2. The Flyers have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL over the last few weeks and came out of nowhere to earn that 3rd spot in the Metro. They were rolling into this series since they have been playing playoff hockey right to the end of the season and they were able to flip the home advantage in this series right away. Now they aren't going to have the same intensity in this game with a series lead and the Penguins are going to bring their best effort to answer since they are behind the ball now. The Penguins haven't looked good to end the regular season since they were resting players, already clinching a playoff spot earlier, but now they are going to have to turn it on to avoid going down 2-0 at home. The Penguins haven't had a ton of trouble with the Flyers throughout the season either, so look for the Penguins to answer that tight loss at home with a win to even up the series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Penguins to win this game. 

Flyers Penguins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, April 20, 2026 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Penguins 4 Flyers 2.

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Philadelphia Flyers: 43-62 (-10.5 units) on the moneyline as an underdog of +100 to +150. 53-56 (-10.1 when playing against a team with a losing record. 7-16 (-8.5 units) on the moneyline after a 3 game winning streak. 13-6 OVER after a 3 game winning streak.

Pittsburgh Penguins: 31-28 (+5.4 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite. 20-14 (+6.9 units) on the moneyline after 3 or more consecutive losses. 11-6 OVER revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite. 28-17 OVER against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game.

Philadelphia Flyers:  N. Grebenkin (RW) Out - Upper Body. R. Abols (C) Out - Ankle.

Pittsburgh Penguins:  C. Jones (D) Out For Season - Shoulder. F. Hallander (C) Out - Leg.

“We won one game, this is going to be a long series. Those kids, they were hooting and hollering a little bit, but they were pretty even keel.” - Rick Tocchet after his team’s win against the Penguins in the 1st game of this series on Saturday. 

“We got away from things that worked. Part of that is intensity. Everything is ramped up in the playoffs. They’ve been playing that way for a while.” - Dan Muse after his team’s loss against the Flyers in game 1 of this series on Saturday. 

LW Tyson Foerster

C Trevor Zegras

RW Owen Tippett

LD Travis Sanheim

RD Rasmus Ristolainen

G Dan Vladar

LW Yegor Chinakhov

C Sidney Crosby

RW Bryan Rust

LD Parker Wotherspoon

RD Erik Karlsson

G Stuart Skinner

Points: Travis Konecny (68)

Goals: Owen Tippett (28)

Assists: Travis Konecny (41)

GAA: Dan Vladar (2.42)

Points: Sidney Crosby (74)

Goals: Anthony Mantha (33)

Assists: Erik Karlsson (51)

GAA: Stuart Skinner (2.99)

Coaches:

Philadelphia Flyers: Rick Tocchet (1st season)

Pittsburgh Penguins: Dan Muse (1st season)