Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/27/2026

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, April 27, 2026

Venue:  PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Flyers +114, Penguins -135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Flyers +115, Penguins -135; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Flyers +115, Penguins -135; 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:  8-2-0 last 10

Pittsburgh Penguins:  4-6-0 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 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game, losing that one at home 4-2. Denver Barkey and Travis Konecny each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Cam York, Christian Dvorak, Travis Sanheim, and Trevor Zegras each led the team in assists with 1 while Jamie Drysdale and Rasmus Ristolainen each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Dan Vladar was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 20 shots with 17 saves and a .850 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 win against the Philadelphia Flyers in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-2. Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby, Connor Dewar, and Kris Letang each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby, Blake Lizotte, Erik Karlsson, and Noel Acciari each led the team in assists with 1 while Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Elmer Söderblom each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Artūrs Šilovs was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 30 shots with 28 saves and a .933 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 Flyers listed as an underdog 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 5 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 3-1 series lead after the Penguins won game 4 by a score of 4-2. The Flyers crushed the Penguins on the road in the first 2 games of this series and they had a chance to end it at home with a sweep in game 4, but the Flyers didn't have their best game and ended up giving one back to the Pens. The Penguins looked like a team that was a desperate for a win in game 4, but that desperation isn't going to be able to lead them to a 3-0 comeback. They are still 4-6-0 in their last 10 games and didn't have any momentum entering the playoffs. The Flyers have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL over the last few weeks though, going 8-2-0 in their last 10 games as they were pushing for one of the last playoff spots. They have been playing a lot more meaningful hockey down the stretch and they have looked like the superior team in this series too. The Penguins got their 1 win in this series to avoid the sweep, but they still don't have a ton of momentum on their side going back home for game 5 and the Flyers are going to have an answer to that bad game 4. The best way to place a bet here is on the Flyers to win this game. 

Flyers Penguins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, April 27, 2026 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Flyers 4 Penguins 1.

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Philadelphia Flyers: 42-47 (+12.1 units) on the moneyline as a road underdog of +100 to +200. 71-83 (+6.7 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 23-19 (+8.2 units) on the moneyline after playing a home game. 22-15 OVER after 1 or more consecutive losses.

Pittsburgh Penguins: 114-136 (-24.9 units) on the moneyline in all games. 45-50 (-23.2 units) on the moneyline as a favorite of -200 or less. 57-87 (-26.2 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 29-18 OVER against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game.

Philadelphia Flyers:  E. Andrae (D) Day To Day - Upper-body. 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.

"I thought we didn't hold onto pucks, we were throwing pucks away too much. The second half, we started coming to our game. I don't think it's a ton of adjustments. More of, I think we got to dig a little bit more. I didn't see much digging early from some guys, and we got to make sure that right from the beginning, we got to dig off the bat." - Rick Tocchet after his team’s loss against the Penguins in the 4th game of this series on Saturday. 

"It's only one, but I think it gives us some life. That looked more like our game. It's probably taken us three games to look like ourselves a bit. I think that's something that we can definitely build on. Obviously going home, it doesn't get any easier. With every game in the series, it's more difficult. But we've got some life, and we got to take advantage the opportunity of going back home now." - Sidney Crosby after their win against the Flyers in game 4 of this series on Saturday. 

LW Tyson Foerster

C Trevor Zegras

RW Owen Tippett

LD Travis Sanheim

RD Rasmus Ristolainen

G Dan Vladar

LW Rickard Rakell

C Sidney Crosby

RW Bryan Rust

LD Parker Wotherspoon

RD Erik Karlsson

G Arturs Silovs

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)