Penguins/Flyers Game 2 Recap: Pens shutout, fall behind 2-0 in series

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 18: Nick Seeler #24 of the Philadelphia Flyers exchanges punches with Rickard Rakell #67 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third period of Game One of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG PAINTS Arena on April 18, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) | Getty Images Pregame No lineup changes for the Penguins from Game 1, including going back to Stuart Skinner as the starting goalie. A look at the lines for Game 2 ⬇️ pic.

twitter. com/QDN52Ve6xT — x – Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 20, 2026 The Flyers have one change from Game 1, Noah Juulsen is in and Emil Andrae is out on the blueline. #Flyers warmup lines vs.

PIT Foerster – Zegras – Tippett Konecny – Dvorak – Martone Barkey – Cates – Michkov Glendening – Couturier – Hathaway Sanheim – Ristolainen York – Drysdale Seeler – Juulsen Vladar starts in net, Ersson backs him up. — Siobhan Nolan (@SGNolan) April 20, 2026 First period Penalties are the story of the first period, the teams combine for eight minutes on four minors (three for Philadelphia, one for Pittsburgh) that ends up with the Penguins spending 4:00 of the period on the power play, where they don’t score and mostly don’t come close to doing so. Other than that, the first period looked like Game 1 in many ways.

The Flyers continue to gum things up in the neutral zone and play tight defense. The Penguins did better to cut through the defense at times — shot attempts were 19-5 PIT at one point — but still are unable to make much out of it just only getting two of those 19 attempts on goal. The Penguins are still butting their heads against the wall by attempting low-percentage cross-ice passes frequently.