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NHL Prop Bets: Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins (April 29, 2026)

The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Wednesday's matchup. The Flyers are favored to win at -122. They're currently +205 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Penguins are -250 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

  • The Penguins have a 49-38 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Flyers hold a record of 56-31.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -122 and UNDER at +102.

  • The Penguins have a 48-35-4 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 48 games have gone over the total points line, 35 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Flyers have a 39-42-6 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Penguins averaged 3.54 goals per game during the regular season (3rd in the NHL), while the Flyers averaged 2.93 (21st). More recently, the Penguins are averaging 2.20 goals in these playoffs and the Flyers have managed 3.00.
  • Defensively, the Penguins allowed 3.15 goals per game during the regular season (24th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Flyers gave up 2.91 (9th). During the playoffs, the Penguins have given up 3.00 per contest, while the Flyers are allowing 2.20.

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, the Penguins are averaging 23.4 shots per game during the postseason, down 5.2 from their regular season number of 28.6. Alternatively, the Flyers are allowing 23.4 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 2.1 from their regular season average of 25.5.
  • Flipping that script, the Penguins are allowing 24.6 shots per game in the playoffs, down 27.4 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Flyers are recording 24.6 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 0.9 from their regular season number of 25.5.

Power Play

  • The Penguins held a power play percentage of 24.1% during the regular season, ranking 7th in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 17.6%. Comparatively, the Flyers ranked 32nd with 15.7% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 13.3%.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Penguins had a penalty kill rate of 81.4% during the regular season (6th) and have a kill rate of 86.7% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Flyers had a penalty kill rate of 77.6% in the regular season (22nd) and 82.4% in the playoffs.

P1 Result

Pittsburgh is +185 to win the first period, while Philadelphia is +180.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Pittsburgh 40-23-24 20-9-14 19-14-9 6-0-4
    Philadelphia 25-34-28 11-18-14 14-16-14 3-4-3

To Go To Overtime

Wednesday's matchup is +265 to go to overtime.

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

To Go To a Shootout

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

Last Time They Met

The Penguins recorded a 3-2 victory over the Flyers at PPG Paints Arena on Monday. Despite that result, the Flyers still lead the series 3-2. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Travis Sanheim did all he could for his team, scoring 1 goal.