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Penguins’ Reality Check: Series with Flyers Exposing Regular-Season Illusion

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers is beginning to reveal a harsher truth than their regular-season record suggested—the Penguins just aren’t as good as this past season led us to believe.

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Penguins Getting Swept Will Undo Goodwill of Regular Season

This has been the season of playing above expectations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They have gotten contributions from unlikely sources, allowing them to make the playoffs when most thought they would be competing for the first overall pick.

Sidney Crosby News / NHL Trade Talk / April 23

Crosby and Flyers Fan Have Classic Exchange After Penguins Captain Caught Red-Handed

Sidney Crosby wasn’t happy about the officials calling him for embellishing, even though he totally did it. During Game 3 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers, Crosby took a high stick to the face while in the faceoff dot.

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The 'Last 40-goal season by NHL team' quiz

How many of the most recent players to score at least 40 goals in one season for each NHL franchise can you name in five minutes?

The 'NHL hat-trick leaders since 2000-01' quiz

The 'Most goals in a Stanley Cup Playoffs' quiz

The 'Most 5-point NHL games' quiz

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Daily Faceoff / April 23

Game 3 slipped away from Penguins, and so has the series

While it has been a very spirited Battle of Pennsylvania, it could be over sooner than some fans would like. The Philadelphia Flyers came back from an early deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of the Metropolitan Division Semifinal, 5-2, taking a 3-0 series lead.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history

There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.

NHL News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 23

Penguins’ Bryan Rust calls Game 3 vs. Flyers a ‘WWE match’ after Travis Konecny incident

The Pittsburgh Penguins are on the brink of elimination after losing 5-2 in Game 3 of the First Round to the Philadelphia Flyers. After the game, Bryan Rust compared it to a WWE match after he got into a major scuffle with Travis Konecny, according to a recap by Greg Wyshynski.

Sidney Crosby News / Trade Talk Sports / April 23

Sidney Crosby Not Pleased With Officiating in Game 3 Loss to Flyers

There’s no sugar coating it, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins’ return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2021–22 has been nothing short of a disaster thus far.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 23

Penguins coach Dan Muse makes 1 thing clear about Sidney Crosby’s embellishment penalty

The Pittsburgh Penguins are on the brink of elimination from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In Game 3 against the Philadelphia Flyers, Sidney Crosby was called for an embellishment penalty, the first of his NHL career.

Erik Karlsson News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 23

Erik Karlsson drops sobering take on Penguins’ 3-0 series deficit

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Game 3. As a result, Erik Karlsson and his teammates face elimination on Saturday when they hit the ice at Xfinity Mobile Arena for Game 4.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Daily Faceoff / April 22

‘Sid doesn’t embellish’: Dan Muse defends Penguins’ Crosby after penalty

The Pittsburgh Penguins have many reasons to be mad in the wake of a 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. The Penguins now find themselves down 3-0 in the series after failing to win on home ice.

NHL News / Yardbarker / April 23

Penguins furious over Sidney Crosby embellishment penalty

Nothing is going right for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers, and things really reached a meltdown on Wednesday in a 5-2 loss to put them in a 3-0 series deficit.

Flyers push Penguins to brink of shocking sweep with Game 3 win

Desperate Senators hope to capitalize on chances in Game 3

The 'Stanley Cup Playoff hat-tricks' quiz

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The 'First round QB's since 2000' quiz

The 'Most 30-point NBA Playoff games' quiz

The 'Playoff debut scoring-record by team' quiz

The 'NBA minutes-per-game leaders' quiz

NHL News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 22

2 Penguins players most to blame for Game 3 loss to Flyers

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs with dreams of going on one more lengthy run with their veteran core of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang.

NHL News / Yardbarker / April 22

Flyers push Penguins to brink of shocking sweep with Game 3 win

The Philadelphia Flyers are in complete control of their first-round playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and thanks to their 5-2 win on Wednesday night, now have a 3-0 series lead.

Penguins furious over Sidney Crosby embellishment penalty

Cutter Gauthier's three-point game sparks Ducks' Game 2 win over Oilers

Desperate Senators hope to capitalize on chances in Game 3

Kings head home in need of turnaround against Avalanche

NHL scores highest ratings in 14 years

Gary Bettman: No plans for NHL to change regular-season points system

NHL News / 5 GOATs / April 22

NHL Playoffs: Penguins-Flyers scrum leads to 11 players in penalty boxes

A second-period scrum in Wednesday’s playoff game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers led to a lengthy delay as the officials sorted through the penalties.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / April 22

Penguins Can Still Have Success Against the Flyers

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ return to the Stanley Cup playoffs has not gone according to plan. They lost the first two games of their series with the Philadelphia Flyers and are now facing an uphill battle.

Sidney Crosby News / ESPN / April 22

Pens' Crosby: 'Urgency is heightened' down 0-2

Sidney Crosby said "the urgency is heightened" for the Penguins after the Flyers won the first two games of their first-round playoff series.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / April 22

How do the Penguins adjust to the Flyers’ stifling defense?

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in big trouble in their series against the Philadelphia Flyers. Not only did the Flyers steal home ice advantage from the Penguins during the first two games of the first round, they jumped out to a 2-0 series lead in the Steel City.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Stadium Rant / April 22

5 Ways The Penguins Can Flip The Script In Philadelphia

The Pittsburgh Penguins are officially in trouble. What started as a hopeful playoff run has now spiraled into a two-game deficit heading to Philadelphia.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / The Hockey Writers / April 21

Penguins’ Lackadaisical Play Will Get Them Eliminated

Coming into the Stanley Cup playoffs, it had to feel good to be a Pittsburgh Penguins fan. Making the playoffs in what was meant to be a down year certainly felt good enough, but nearly everyone predicted them to move past their first-round opponents, the Philadelphia Flyers.

NHL News / Yardbarker / April 20

Porter Martone continues incredible start with second Stanley Cup Playoff goal

Flyers' Porter Martone continues incredible career start with second Stanley Cup Playoff goal

Philadelphia Flyers forward Porter Martone can't legally buy a beer, and at the rate he's going, he'll never have to. Based on his incredible NHL career start, which continued Monday, he'll have a line of people in Philadelphia ready to pick up his tab.

Martone shows playoff stage isn't too big vs. Penguins

Flyers emerge with win over Penguins in opening tussle of playoff series

The 'Stanley Cup Playoff hat-tricks' quiz

NHL News / The Lead / April 20

What Can Penguins Do to Turn Series Around Against Flyers?

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are back in the dance. It’s the Keystone State Clash in Round 1, as Pittsburgh drew its cross-state rival, the Philadelphia Flyers.

NHL News / Athlon Sports / April 18

Penguins Make Goalie Decision Before Flyers Game

The Pittsburgh Penguins are finally back in the Stanley Cup playoffs after missing out since 2022. They finished the season with 98 points and took second place in the Metropolitan Division, a big turnaround after three years of decline.

Mathew Dumba News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 16

Penguins Place Matt Dumba On Unconditional Waivers

The Penguins placed defenseman Mathew Dumba on unconditional waivers Thursday for the purposes of terminating his contract, per PuckPedia. Since Pittsburgh’s regular season schedule has concluded, the pending unrestricted free agent won’t miss out on any pay.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Stadium Rant / April 16

How The Pittsburgh Penguins’ ‘Misfit Toys’ Fueled A 2026 NHL Playoff Run

Everybody counted the Pittsburgh Penguins out in 2026, but they got off the mat and proved them wrong. They are back in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and they have their eyes set on a deep run.

Stuart Skinner News / NHL Trade Talk / April 14

Stuart Skinner Expresses Gratitude for Penguins Fans Amid Challenging Year

The 2025–26 season certainly has not gone the way Stuart Skinner would have expected, though in the end, it might be turning out for the best. Early-season ups and downs with the Edmonton Oilers led to Skinner being sent to the Pittsburgh Penguins as part of the return package for Tristan Jarry.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 11

Penguins Recall Rutger McGroarty, Ville Koivunen, And Joona Koppanen

With the Penguins now having secured a playoff spot, they’re electing to get some players with nagging injuries some rest. That means that several players