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NHL Prop Bets: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers (April 18, 2026)

The Philadelphia Flyers face the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at PPG Paints Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Penguins are favored to win at -148. They're currently +170 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Flyers are -205 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

  • The Flyers have a 52-30 Puck Line record this season, while the Penguins hold a record of 48-34.

The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +110 and UNDER at -130.

  • The Flyers have a 38-39-5 O/U record this season (meaning 38 games have gone over the total points line, 39 have gone under and five have resulted in a push). The Penguins have a 47-32-3 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Flyers are averaging 2.93 goals per game this season (21st in the league). Comparatively, the Penguins are averaging +0.6 more at 3.54 goals (3rd).
  • Defensively, the Flyers are giving up 2.91 goals per game this season (9th in the league), while the Penguins are giving up an average of 3.15 goals (24th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Philadelphia is averaging 25.5 shots per game this season (28th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is allowing its opposition 27.4 shots per game (12th).
  • Flipping that script, the Flyers are allowing 25.5 shots per game (4th in the NHL), while the Penguins are averaging 28.6 shots (10th).

Power Play

  • Philadelphia holds a lowly power play percentage of 15.7% this season, ranking 32nd in the league. Comparitively, Pittsburgh sits 7th with 24.1% of its power play opportunities converted into goals.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Flyers have a penalty kill rate of 77.6% (ranked 22nd), compared to the Penguins at 81.4% (6th).

P1 Result

Philadelphia is +205 to win the first period, while Pittsburgh is +155.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Philadelphia 25-31-26 11-16-14 14-15-12 5-3-2
    Pittsburgh 37-23-22 19-9-12 17-14-9 6-0-4

To Go To Overtime

Saturday's matchup is +275 to go to overtime.

  • The Flyers have played in 28 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Penguins have appeared in 23.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Flyers have played in 14 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Penguins have also appeared in 14.

Last Time They Met

Philadelphia recorded a 4-3 overtime victory over Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena when these teams last met on March 7. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Rickard Rakell did all he could for his team, recording 1 goal and 1 assist. That result snapped the Penguins' four-game winning streak against the Flyers at PPG Paints Arena.