Flyers vs. Penguins on ESPN Tonight With Playoff Positioning in Focus

Overview

• Puck drop is 7 p.m. ET at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh with national coverage on ESPN, available to stream via FuboTV, DirecTV, SlingTV, or ESPN Unlimited.
• Both teams enter tied at 52 points in the Metropolitan Division as they jockey for a playoff spot eight points behind Carolina.
• Philadelphia seeks to stop a four-game losing streak after a 5-2 defeat in Buffalo on Wednesday night.
• Pittsburgh looks to end a three-game skid that came after a six-game winning run, most recently falling 2-1 in a shootout to Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
• This intrastate rivalry dates to 1967, and the Penguins won the first meeting this season 5-1 in Philadelphia on Dec. 1.