Penguins vs. Flyers Picks and Prediction for Monday, December 1, 2025
It’s a Metropolitan Division clash as the teams that call the Keystone State home collide on the ice in the City of Brotherly Love when the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Philadelphia Flyers Monday night and we have the inside scoop with our Penguins vs. Flyers prediction. Pittsburgh comes in off a 7-2 home defeat at the hands of Toronto on Saturday night. Philadelphia earned a 5-3 road win over New Jersey in their previous contest Saturday night. In the last 10 meetings, the Penguins own a 5-2-3 edge but the Flyers earned a 3-2 shootout home win in the first meeting this season, on October 28. Read more about this Penguins vs. Flyers prediction! Our NHL Predictions are sure to provide a great payout. Check them out!
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Pittsburgh Trying to Rebound From Home Blowout
Pittsburgh saw their two-game win streak snapped as they were trounced at home by Toronto Saturday night in their previous contest. The Penguins entered Sunday 11-7-5 on the season and stood tied for fifth in the Metropolitan Division, four points behind New Jersey for the top spot. Pittsburgh is tied for 14th in scoring as they average 3.08 goals per game on the season. The Penguins are above average in their own end, ranking tied for 9th in goals against by allowing 2.79 goals a night. Pittsburgh stands 2nd in the league in power play success as they convert 30.4% of their chances with the man advantage. The Penguins are 5th in penalty killing as they successfully navigate 84.8% of their shorthanded situations.
Against Toronto, Pittsburgh had issues between the pipes and that proved costly as they were lit up at home Saturday night. The Penguins held a 10-7 edge in shots in the opening period but trailed 2-1 on the scoreboard at the first intermission. After going down 1-0, Ben Kindel tied the game with his sixth goal of the season, on the power play, at 8:14 off assists from Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. They gave up the go-ahead goal later in the period. In the second period, Pittsburgh held a 10-8 shot edge but was outscored 3-0 to trail 5-1 after 40 minutes of play. The third period saw the Penguins with a 15-8 advantage in shots but they were outscored 2-1 to wind up with the loss. Crosby scored his 16th goal of the season at 4:37 off an assist from Kevin Hayes to get Pittsburgh within 5-2, but that was as close as the Penguins would get in the game. Toronto scored the final two goals to put the game away. Arturs Silovs stopped six of 10 shots before being pulled just 4:37 into the second period. Tristan Jarry stopped 10 of 13 shots in relief for the Penguins, who owned a 35-23 advantage in shots, in the loss. Jarry (7-2-0, 2.74 GAA, .906 save percentage, shutout) is expected to get the start in goal here.
Key Injury Report for Penguins:
- Center Noel Acciari (upper body) is out.
- Right wing Justin Brazeau (upper body) is out.
- Left wing Filip Hallander (leg) is out.
- Left wing Tanner Howe (knee) is out.
- Defenseman Caleb Jones (lower body) is out.
- Right wing Richard Rakell (undisclosed) is out.
- Defenseman Jack St. Ivany (lower body) is out.
Flyers Looking for Fourth Straight Win
Philadelphia won their third straight and its fifth in the last six games as they took down New Jersey on the road Saturday. The Flyers entered Sunday 14-7-3 on the year and stand third in the Metropolitan Division, two points behind New Jersey for the top spot. Philadelphia comes into this game 24th in the league in scoring offense as they put up an average of 2.83 goals per game. The Flyers are tied for 9th in the league in goals against as they give up 2.79 goals per contest. Philadelphia is 19th in power play success as they successfully convert on 17.5% of their opportunities with the man advantage. The Flyers are 4th in penalty killing as they have managed to navigate through 85.1% of their shorthanded situations on the year.
Against New Jersey, Philadelphia got their offense in gear and managed to skate away with the win, tightening up the Metropolitan Division race. The Flyers owned an 8-6 advantage in shots in the opening period and skated off with the game tied at one after 20 minutes of play. Owen Tippett opened the scoring with his seventh goal of the season at 5:18 off assists from Christian Dvorak and Trevor Zegras. They gave up the tying goal later in the period. In the second period, Philadelphia was outshot 14-12 but outscored New Jersey 3-1 to take a 4-2 lead at the second intermission. Matvei Michkov gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead with his seventh goal of the year at the 53 second mark with assists from Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim. Michkov struck for his second of the game and eighth of the year at 3:16 off assists from Konecny and Cam York for a 3-1 lead. Zegras made it a 4-1 Philadelphia lead with his ninth goal of the year at 13:03 off an assist from Tippett. They gave up a goal later in the period to trim the margin to two. In the third period, Philadelphia was outshot 12-11 with both teams scoring once, leaving them ahead as time expired. After New Jersey scored to make it 4-3, Tippett closed the scoring with his second goal of the night and eighth of the year at 19:11, unassisted, to close the scoring. Dan Vladar made 29 saves for the Flyers, who were outshot 32-31, in the win. Vladar (10-4-1, 2.43 GAA, .912 save percentage) is expected tp be in net again here.
Key Injury Report for Flyers:
- Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (triceps) is out.
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| 1 |  Rob Vinciletti | +1,570.00 |
| 2 |  Dan Kaiser | +1,223.00 |
| 3 |  Ross Benjamin | +1,000.00 |
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| 5 |  David Hess | +706.00 |
Penguins vs. Flyers Moneyline Pick
- Flyers -150 (4 units)
Pittsburgh was waxed by a reeling Toronto squad at home Saturday night. The Penguins have a lengthy injury report and turn to Jarry between the pipes as Silovs has gotten the hook in each of his last two starts. While the Penguins have been good on the road this season, it’s tough to get excited about their chances here. Philadelphia is clicking right now with five wins in six games and Vladar has really stabilized their goaltending situation to this point of the year. The Flyers are 8-3-2 on home ice this season and they have momentum on their side here. Take Philadelphia to stay hot with a victory here.
Penguins vs. Flyers Over/Under Pick
- Under 6 (4 units)
Pittsburgh entered Sunday with the over posting an 11-11-2 mark on the year. They have stayed under the mark in seven of their last nine games. The Penguins have an average total of 6.41 goals per game though that number drops to 5.12 goals per game on the road in their 12 games as the visitor. Philadelphia has gone over the number in 13 of their 24 games in relation to the total on the year. The Flyers entered Sunday night with an average of 5.63 goals per game and that number slides down to 5.46 goals per game at home this year. With both teams sound in their own end of the ice, take the under in this contest.
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