Penguins Game 1, It Begins: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Flyers

The Pittsburgh Penguins open their 2026-27 NHL regular season on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Pittsburgh faces several roster adjustments for the opener, with Ben Kindel and Bryan Rust on injured reserve and Andrei Kuzmenko away on the non-roster list. Arturs Silovs is projected to start in goal for Pittsburgh against Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar.

Roster absences have cleared paths for offseason additions and returning players, including Hendrix Lapierre centering the third line and Filip Hallander returning to NHL action. New arrivals Nick Robertson, Declan Carlile, Kaedan Korczak, and Trevor van Riemsdyk are also set to make their Penguins debuts, while Evgeni Malkin enters the game one point away from 100 career points against the Flyers.