Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins: game preview
PhiladelphiaFlyers2026-27: 0-2-2 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 43-27-12 · 98 pts · 11that
PittsburghPenguins2026-27: 2-1-0 · 4 pts · 2025-26: 41-25-16 · 98 pts · 10thTwo clubs level on last season's points
Philadelphia finished last season 11th in the league on 98 points. Pittsburgh finished 10th on 98, and the 2025-26 season series went PHI 6-4-0.
Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.
Meeting number 374
Across 373 completed games, Philadelphia lead the head-to-head 219-132-22.
Last 5 meetings
See all: Last 5 meetings →The table on each meeting night
League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 22 Apr 2026, Philadelphia were 11th in the league and Pittsburgh 10th. By 30 Sep it was 32nd and 1st.
Pittsburgh out-attempted Philadelphia 62 to 47
Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh have created the better chances, last 10 games
Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.
This season: 4 games for Philadelphia, 3 for Pittsburgh. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
Last 10 games: 10 games for Philadelphia, 10 for Pittsburgh.
2025-26: 86 games for Philadelphia, 82 for Pittsburgh.
Power play and penalty kill, season and series
This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.
All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings
Philadelphia
Small samplePittsburgh
Small sampleFilip Hallander has 3 points in the last 5 meetings
Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.
Who has stopped this matchup
Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.
Expected starter after their game on 30 Jan: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.
Expected starter after their game on 29 Jan: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.
Philadelphia crease
PHI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 28 Jan
Pittsburgh crease
PIT · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 28 Jan
Scoring rates point to about 6.4 goals
No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.
Goals in the last 5 meetings
Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.
Scoring rates
Philadelphia1.254.253.052.96
Pittsburgh5.002.673.573.27Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.
6 on the injury lists
Philadelphia · injuries
Pittsburgh · injuries
Latest moves
See all: Latest moves →Reinstated C Jett Luchanko Barkey from injured reserve.
Agreed to terms with LW Garrett Wilson on a 1-Year contract. Loaned G Alexei Kolosov to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Loaned Fs Jacob Gaucher, Cole Knuble and Jett Luchanko and D Oliver Bonk to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Activated C/RW Benjamin Kindel from injured reserve. Placed C/LW David Gustafsson on waivers.
Assigned F Rutger McGroarty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Reinstated C Blake Lizotte from injured reserve.
Philadelphia · 2026 draft
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See all: Pittsburgh · 2026 draft →Sunday 31 January · the full slate
See all: Sunday 31 January · the full slate →
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