Flyers playoffs: Game 1 vs. Penguins set for Saturday night in Pittsburgh

Game 1 puck drop is set for 8 p.m. ET at PPG Paints Arena, and will be getting a national broadcast on ESPN.

The rest of the Flyers’ first-round schedule has yet to be released, along with the rest of the playoff field, so Philly is still left waiting for when that Game 3 back at Xfinity Mobile Arena will be.

No doubt, though, when the time finally comes, the arena will be rocking for the Flyers’ first home Stanley Cup Playoff game in eight years.

Here’s what we do know about the schedule for the best-of-7 series based on seeding (Pittsburgh is the 2-seed in the Metro and the Flyers have the 3-seed):

• Game 1 @PIT – Saturday, Apr. 18, 8 p.m.
• Game 2 @PIT – TBD
• Game 3 @PHI – TBD
• Game 4 @PHI – TBD
• Game 5 @PIT – TBD*
• Game 6 @PHI – TBD*
• Game 7 @PIT – TBD*
*If necessary; All times ET

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