Editing Pittsburgh Penguins (section)

===Philadelphia Flyers===
{{Main|Flyers–Penguins rivalry}}
Considered by some to be the best [[National Hockey League rivalries|rivalry]] in the NHL,<ref>{{cite web|title=Flyers-Penguins Is The NHL's Best Rivalry|work=[[Deadspin]]|date=February 21, 2013 |url=http://deadspin.com/5985879/flyers-penguins-is-the-nhls-best-rivalry|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=August 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827072052/http://deadspin.com/5985879/flyers-penguins-is-the-nhls-best-rivalry|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="I think this is currently the biggest rivalry in the NHL." – Four former NHL players talk Penguins vs. Flyers|url=http://www.pensburgh.com/2017/3/2/14784292/stadium-series-penguins-flyers-interview-coffey-lindros-weekes-rupp|website=pensburgh.com|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061010/http://www.pensburgh.com/2017/3/2/14784292/stadium-series-penguins-flyers-interview-coffey-lindros-weekes-rupp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Ranking the NHL's 10 Best Rivalries|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/photo/2016/04/07/ranking-nhls-10-best-rivalries|access-date=March 11, 2017|archive-date=October 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026205911/http://www.si.com/nhl/photo/2016/04/07/ranking-nhls-10-best-rivalries|url-status=live}}</ref> the Philadelphia Flyers–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry began in 1967 when the teams were introduced in the NHL's "Next Six" expansion wave. The rivalry exists both due to divisional alignment and geographic location, as both teams play in [[Pennsylvania]]. The Flyers lead the head-to-head record with a 153–98–30 record.<ref>{{cite web | title = Philadelphia Flyers Head-to-Head Results | work = Hockey-Reference | publisher = Sports Reference LLC | url = https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PHI/head2head.html | access-date =January 26, 2018 | archive-date =October 15, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150921/https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PHI/head2head.html | url-status = live}}</ref> However, the Penguins eliminated the Flyers from the playoffs in 2008 and 2009 and were eliminated by them from the playoffs in 2012, strengthening the rivalry. Three years later, the Flyers won the sixth playoff meeting between the clubs to advance to the conference semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moldovanyi|first=Rick|url=http://thehockeywriters.com/pittsburgh-penguins-vs-philadelphia-flyers-the-best-rivalry-in-the-nhl-today/|title=Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers: The Best Rivalry in the NHL Today?|publisher=The Hockey Writers|access-date=January 3, 2010|date=December 20, 2009|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711100647/https://thehockeywriters.com/pittsburgh-penguins-vs-philadelphia-flyers-the-best-rivalry-in-the-nhl-today/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The franchises have met seven times in the playoffs, with the Flyers winning four series (1989 division finals, 4–3; 1997 conference quarterfinals, 4–1; 2000 conference semifinals, 4–2; and 2012 conference quarterfinals, 4–2) and the Penguins winning three (2008 conference finals, 4–1; 2009 conference quarterfinals, 4–2; and 2018 first round, 4–2).