PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Round 1:  vs 

— The Philadelphia Flyers have punched their ticket to the postseason with a shootout win Monday night vs the Carolina Hurricanes in setting up Penguins – Flyers in Round 1 —

• 8th Playoff Meeting All-Time (PHI 4-3)
• 5th Playoff Meeting During the Sidney Crosby era (PIT has won 3 of 4 series)

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— The Pittsburgh Penguins are Postseason Bound for the first time since 2022 —

• Egor Chinakhov: 1 goal (21), 2 Assists
• Evgeni Malkin: 1 Goal, 1 Assists
• Sidney Crosby: 2 Assists
• Erik Karlsson: 1 Goal (15), 1 Assists
• Bryan Rust: 1 Goal (29)
• Tommy Novak: 1 Goal (16)

*Stuart Skinner: 19 Saves, .905 SV%

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— Rickard Rakell scored twice and Sidney Crosby added a goal, 2 assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins went a perfect 2-for-2 in a weekend sweep of the Florida Panthers. Pittsburgh racked up a combined 14 goals in the back-to-back wins over the Panthers and are on the cusp of a playoff berth with four games to go —

• Rickard Rakell: 2 Goals (23, 24), 1 Assist
• Sidney Crosby: Goal (29), 2 Assists
• Bryan Rust: Goal (28), Assist
• Elmer Soderblom: Goal (6)
• Arturs Silovs: 29 Saves, .935 SV%

*Stuart Skinner (DNP, Eye Injury)*