Flyers vs. Penguins Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Flyers vs. Penguins NHL game on April 18, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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  • Penguins
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P3 18:59 Power play - Goal scored by Bryan Rust assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson
P3 18:22 Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Dan Vladar
P3 17:23 Goal scored by Porter Martone
P3 16:29 Shot missed by Tyson Foerster
P3 12:12 Shot on goal by Porter Martone saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 12:01 Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Dan Vladar
P3 09:06 Shot on goal by Denver Barkey saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 07:47 Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Bryan Rust
P3 06:00 Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Samuel Girard
P3 05:23 Power play - Shot missed by Christian Dvorak
P3 04:58 Power play - Trevor Zegras shot blocked by Connor Dewar
P3 04:43 Power play - Shot missed by Jamie Drysdale
P3 03:04 Shot on goal by Elmer Soderblom saved by Dan Vladar
P3 02:45 Shot on goal by Emil Andrae saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 00:47 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Erik Karlsson
P3 00:16 Power play - Shot on goal by Christian Dvorak saved by Stuart Skinner
P2 19:58 Power play - Shot on goal by Christian Dvorak saved by Stuart Skinner
P2 18:24 Anthony Mantha shot blocked by teammate
P2 15:51 Goal scored by Evgeni Malkin assisted by Rickard Rakell and Kris Letang
P2 15:31 Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Dan Vladar
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 18:59
    Noel Acciari won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in neutral zone
  3. P3 18:59
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Bryan Rust assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson
    3-2
  4. P3 18:51
    Shorthanded - Sean Couturier won faceoff against Noel Acciari in defensive zone
  5. P3 18:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Dan Vladar
  6. P3 17:57
    Sean Couturier won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  7. P3 17:52
    Sean Couturier won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  8. P3 17:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  9. P3 17:23
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Sean Couturier in neutral zone
  10. P3 17:23
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Porter Martone
    3-1
  11. P3 16:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tyson Foerster
  12. P3 15:29
    Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale in defensive zone
  13. P3 14:44
    Christian Dvorak credited with hit on Bryan Rust in neutral zone
  14. P3 13:40
    Rickard Rakell won faceoff against Trevor Zegras in defensive zone
  15. P3 13:40
    Flyers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  16. P3 13:34
    Rickard Rakell won faceoff against Sean Couturier in neutral zone
  17. P3 13:24
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Luke Glendening in offensive zone
  18. P3 13:24
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  19. P3 12:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Porter Martone saved by Stuart Skinner
  20. P3 12:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Dan Vladar
  21. P3 10:19
    Parker Wotherspoon credited with hit on Owen Tippett in defensive zone
  22. P3 10:00
    Trevor Zegras won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in neutral zone
  23. P3 09:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Denver Barkey saved by Stuart Skinner
  24. P3 08:32
    Luke Glendening won faceoff against Thomas Novak in defensive zone
  25. P3 08:32
    Stoppage - Icing
  26. P3 07:47
    SHOT
    Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  27. P3 07:17
    Trevor Zegras won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  28. P3 07:17
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  29. P3 06:00
    SHOT
    Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  30. P3 05:23
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Christian Dvorak
  31. P3 05:03
    Power play - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in neutral zone
  32. P3 04:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Trevor Zegras shot blocked by Connor Dewar
  33. P3 04:43
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jamie Drysdale
  34. P3 03:48
    Power play - Noah Cates won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
  35. P3 03:48
    Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Noah Cates in defensive zone
  36. P3 03:07
    Flyers won faceoff against Penguins in defensive zone
  37. P3 03:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Elmer Soderblom saved by Dan Vladar
  38. P3 02:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Emil Andrae saved by Stuart Skinner
  39. P3 00:47
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Erik Karlsson
  40. P3 00:18
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  41. P3 00:16
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Christian Dvorak saved by Stuart Skinner
  42. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  43. P2 19:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Christian Dvorak saved by Stuart Skinner
  44. P2 18:48
    Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Noah Cates in defensive zone
  45. P2 18:24
    SHOT
    Anthony Mantha shot blocked by teammate
  46. P2 17:11
    Trevor Zegras won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  47. P2 15:51
    Noel Acciari won faceoff against Trevor Zegras in neutral zone
  48. P2 15:51
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Evgeni Malkin assisted by Rickard Rakell and Kris Letang
    1-1
  49. P2 15:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Dan Vladar
  50. P2 14:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Christian Dvorak
  51. P2 13:38
    Anthony Mantha credited with hit on Travis Sanheim in offensive zone
  52. P2 13:32
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in neutral zone
  53. P2 13:32
    Stoppage - Offside
  54. P2 12:52
    SHOT
    Samuel Girard shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  55. P2 12:07
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Luke Glendening in neutral zone
  56. P2 12:07
    Stoppage - Offside
  57. P2 11:40
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Garnet Hathaway in neutral zone
  58. P2 11:40
    Stoppage - Offside
  59. P2 11:35
    Flyers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  60. P2 11:14
    Stoppage - Offside
  61. P2 10:57
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Sean Couturier shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
  62. P2 10:38
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  63. P2 10:38
    Flyers won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  64. P2 10:34
    SHOT
    Ryan Shea shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
  65. P2 10:03
    Noah Cates won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  66. P2 09:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cam York saved by Stuart Skinner
  67. P2 09:32
    Noah Cates won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in defensive zone
  68. P2 09:19
    Rickard Rakell won faceoff against Noah Cates in neutral zone
  69. P2 09:18
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jamie Drysdale
    1-0
  70. P2 08:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Owen Tippett saved by Stuart Skinner
  71. P2 08:07
    SHOT
    Blake Lizotte shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
  72. P2 07:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Dan Vladar
  73. P2 06:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sean Couturier saved by Stuart Skinner
  74. P2 06:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Dan Vladar
  75. P2 06:17
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  76. P2 06:12
    Luke Glendening won faceoff against Ben Kindel in defensive zone
  77. P2 06:12
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  78. P2 05:45
    Thomas Novak won faceoff against Noah Cates in neutral zone
  79. P2 05:45
    Stoppage - Offside
  80. P2 04:29
    SHOT
    Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
  81. P2 04:26
    Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  82. P2 04:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ben Kindel
  83. P2 04:04
    SHOT
    Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  84. P2 02:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor Zegras saved by Stuart Skinner
  85. P2 01:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Dan Vladar
  86. P2 01:25
    SHOT
    Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Egor Chinakhov
  87. P2 00:33
    Giveaway by Ben Kindel in defensive zone
  88. P2 00:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sean Couturier
  89. P2 00:00
    Sean Couturier won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
  90. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  91. P1 18:39
    SHOT
    Thomas Novak shot blocked by Emil Andrae
  92. P1 18:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Parker Wotherspoon
  93. P1 17:17
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Trevor Zegras in defensive zone
  94. P1 17:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Travis Sanheim
  95. P1 16:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Elmer Soderblom saved by Dan Vladar
  96. P1 15:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
  97. P1 14:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Mantha
  98. P1 14:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Connor Clifton
  99. P1 14:01
    SHOT
    Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Jamie Drysdale
  100. P1 12:54
    Noah Cates won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in offensive zone
  101. P1 12:43
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
  102. P1 12:43
    Stoppage - Icing
  103. P1 12:31
    Flyers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  104. P1 12:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Owen Tippett saved by Stuart Skinner
  105. P1 12:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Dan Vladar
  106. P1 11:54
    Noel Acciari won faceoff against Trevor Zegras in defensive zone
  107. P1 11:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor Zegras saved by Stuart Skinner
  108. P1 11:41
    Flyers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  109. P1 11:16
    Thomas Novak won faceoff against Noah Cates in offensive zone
  110. P1 11:16
    Penalty to Sidney Crosby 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Jamie Drysdale)
  111. P1 11:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Connor Clifton
  112. P1 09:26
    Luke Glendening won faceoff against Thomas Novak in defensive zone
  113. P1 09:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Bryan Rust
  114. P1 08:19
    Power play - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Noel Acciari in neutral zone
  115. P1 08:17
    SHOT
    Power play - Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  116. P1 07:58
    Shorthanded - Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
  117. P1 07:58
    Stoppage
  118. P1 06:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Porter Martone
  119. P1 06:37
    Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Noah Cates in defensive zone
  120. P1 06:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyson Foerster saved by Stuart Skinner
  121. P1 06:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Dan Vladar
  122. P1 05:39
    Stoppage - Offside
  123. P1 05:28
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  124. P1 04:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noel Acciari saved by Dan Vladar
  125. P1 04:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cam York
  126. P1 04:36
    Stoppage - Icing
  127. P1 04:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jamie Drysdale
  128. P1 03:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Egor Chinakhov
  129. P1 02:45
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Dan Vladar
  130. P1 02:44
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Dan Vladar
  131. P1 01:53
    Penalty to Rasmus Ristolainen 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Elmer Soderblom)
  132. P1 01:48
    Denver Barkey credited with hit on Connor Clifton in offensive zone
  133. P1 01:30
    Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
  134. P1 01:25
    Giveaway by Samuel Girard in defensive zone
  135. P1 01:17
    Samuel Girard credited with hit on Travis Konecny in offensive zone
  136. P1 01:05
    Porter Martone credited with hit on Kris Letang in defensive zone
  137. P1 00:50
    Travis Konecny credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
  138. P1 00:20
    Rasmus Ristolainen credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone
  139. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Flyers
STATS
Penguins
20Shots on Goal17
41% Faceoff Win % 59%
3/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins10
40Hits41
14 Shots Blocked 9
11Giveaways15
FlyersPHI
PenguinsPIT
20Shots on Goal17
41% Faceoff Win % 59%
3/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins10
40Hits41
14 Shots Blocked 9
11Giveaways15

Flyers vs. Penguins: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Flyers vs. Penguins
  • Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • Venue: PPG Paints Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Penguins favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Flyers 41¢, Penguins 57¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Flyers: 44%
  • Penguins: 56%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Flyers a win probability of 44%, while the Penguins have a win probability of 56%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Penguins are more likely to beat the Flyers in the NHL game at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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