Game Preview: Game 5 vs. Philadelphia Flyers

The Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers play Game 5 of Round One of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG Paints Arena. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM. Doors will open at 5:30 PM.

All fans will receive a rally towel upon entering PPG Paints Arena.

This game will be available to watch on SportsNet Pittsburgh and ESPN. Fans can listen to the game on 105.9 The X and on the Penguins app.

Regular-Season Team Records: PIT (41-25-16), PHI (43-27-12)

The Penguins went 2-0-2 against the Flyers in the 2025-26 regular season. The Penguins won once at home and on the road while losing in shootouts the other times. Pittsburgh has a 19-16 all-time series record in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Penguins are 3-4 all-time in postseason series against the Flyers. Pittsburgh is 35-33 all-time at PPG Paints Arena in playoff contests.

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Game Notes

QUICK HITS

Sidney Crosby has 19 points (5G-14A) in 23 games when facing elimination while Evgeni Malkin has 16 points (4G-12A) in 23 such games.

The Penguins have one player on their postseason roster looking to make their NHL playoff debut – defenseman Jack St. Ivany.

Arturs Silovs (28 saves in Game 4) became the second goaltender in franchise history to make his Penguins playoff debut in an elimination contest and earn a win, following Frank Pietrangelo (Game 6 of 1991 DSF).

Sidney Crosby enters the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs one victory from becoming the fourth active player to record 100 postseason wins and would join Corey Perry (136), Ryan McDonagh (106) and Brad Marchand (100). Notably, Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman enters one away from joining that list, while his teammate Evgeni Malkin (97) is also closing in on 100 playoff victories.

The Penguins and Flyers played the longest contest in the NHL’s modern era (since 1943-44) and third longest in NHL history when Philadelphia’s Keith Primeau potted the winner at 12:01 of the fifth overtime in Game 4 of the 2000 Conference Semifinals.

20 YEARS OF SUCCESS

The 2025-26 season marked the 20th season that Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang have played together, which is the most by any trio of teammates in NHL history.

The trio’s tenure coincided with Pittsburgh’s 16-straight playoff runs from 2006-22, which was the longest postseason streak among teams in the major North American professional sports leagues, and is tied with the Calgary Flames (1976-91) for the seventh-longest such run in League history. Since 2006-07, no team has more postseason appearances than the Penguins. 

Since their playoff debuts in 2006-07, no team has more playoff wins (103), playoff goals (577) or Stanley Cups (3) than Pittsburgh. Crosby (71G-130A-201PTS) and Malkin (68G-114A-182PTS) rank first and second, respectively, in playoff points in that span as well.

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is looking to build on one of the already most decorated playoff careers in NHL history. Crosby, a three-time Stanley Cup champion and two-time Conn Smythe winner, has recorded 204 playoff points (72G-132A) in 184 games, which is fifth-most in NHL history.

Crosby’s 132 assists are the fifth-most assists in NHL playoff history.

His 72 playoff goals are second-most among active players.

MALK-A-MANIA

Evgeni Malkin has the 12th-most playoff points in NHL history (69G-114A-183PTS) and is one point shy of surpassing Nicklas Lidstrom (183) for sole possession of 12th place. Only two players born outside of North America have more postseason points than Malkin in NHL History.

DISHING OUT ASSISTS

Defenseman Kris Letang, who has 91 career playoff points (24G-67A), is one assist shy of tying Ron Francis for fifth place on the Penguins’ all-time playoff assist list.

Among active defensemen in the postseason, Letang ranks tied for first in goals (24), second in assists (67) and second in points (91).

CHASING HISTORY

Alternate captain Evgeni Malkin ranks third on Pittsburgh’s all-time goals list with 69 career playoff goals, only trailing Mario Lemieux (76) and Sidney Crosby (72).

Malkin is also one power-play goal from sole possession of the most in franchise history.

Malkin’s 69 playoff goals (21st), 183 points (T-12th) and 29 power-play goals (T-8th) all rank in the top-25 in NHL playoff history.

MULTI-POINT MALKIN

Evgeni Malkin is no stranger to big-time playoff performances. Malkin enters Monday’s game with 54 multi-point efforts in his playoff career, and is one such performance from surpassing Joe Sakic (54) for the seventh-most multi-point performances in the playoffs in NHL history. Only teammate Sidney Crosby (68) has more multi-point games in their playoff career among active players.

IN RUST WE TRUST

Forward Bryan Rust notched his first goal of the postseason in Game 1, and he has points in six of his last eight playoff games (2G-4A) dating back to the 2022 playoffs. Rust, who has 12 points (4G-8A) in his last 13 playoff games, sits one point shy of tying Patric Hornqvist (38) and Mark Recchi (38) for the 14th-most playoff points in franchise history.

THE PHILLY SPECIAL

The Penguins’ long-time duo of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are two of the top three point scorers in NHL history against the Flyers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Crosby’s goal in Game 4 gave him sole possession of the most playoff goals in NHL history against Philadelphia.

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