The Flyers and Penguins will play Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at 8 p.m. Saturday, the league introduced. The recreation will likely be broadcast on ESPN.
The series begins in Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena, however the NHL has not launched the total schedule, and the times and beginning occasions for Games 2-7 are nonetheless unknown.
This yr marks the eighth time there will likely be a “Battle of Pennsylvania” rivalry series within the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Penguins, who tied with the Flyers with 98 factors, certified because the No. 2 seed within the Metropolitan Division and get dwelling ice over the third-seeded Flyers primarily based on the regulation wins tiebreaker.
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