NHL Prop Bets: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers (April 20, 2026)
The Philadelphia Flyers face the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round at PPG Paints Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Monday's matchup. The Penguins are favored to win at -155. They're currently +164 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Flyers are -198 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Flyers have a 53-30 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Penguins hold a record of 48-35.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +114 and UNDER at -135.
- The Flyers have a 38-40-5 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 38 games have gone over the total points line, 40 have gone under and five have resulted in a push). The Penguins have a 47-33-3 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 +210 to win the first period, while Pittsburgh is +155.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 25-31-27 | 11-16-14 | 14-15-13 | 5-3-2 |
| Pittsburgh | 37-23-23 | 19-9-13 | 17-14-9 | 5-0-5 |
To Go To Overtime
Monday's matchup is +280 to go to overtime.
- The Flyers have played in 28 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), 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 (including playoffs), while the Penguins have also appeared in 14.
Last Time They Met
The Flyers recorded a 3-2 victory over the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. The Flyers now hold a 1-0 series lead. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Evgeni Malkin did all he could for his team, recording 1 goal and 1 assist.
