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How to watch tonight's Game 4 in Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins NHL playoff series

The first NHL Stanley Cup Playoff game in eight years at Xfinity Mobile Arena lived up to the hype, featuring 11 men in the penalty box and a rivalry renewed, reminiscent of its 2012 peak.

The Philadelphia Flyers have the Pittsburgh Penguins on the brink of elimination after their 5-2 win in Game 3 on Wednesday. Tonight, the Flyers look to break out the brooms and sweep the Pens out of the NHL playoffs in Game 4 of their first-round series.

If the Flyers win, they advance to the second round and face the winner of the Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators series. Here's how to watch tonight's game.

Where can you watch the Flyers vs. Penguins playoff game?

Game 4 of the best-of-seven playoff series between the Flyers and Penguins shifts to TNT and truTV. You can stream the game via HBO Max.

The game is scheduled for 8 p.m., but because it's a national game, puck drop will likely be around 8:25 p.m., like Game 1.

In the Philadelphia market, Game 4 will air on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

SportsNet Pittsburgh will carry the game in the Pittsburgh market.

How many teams have come back from 3-0 playoff series deficits?

The Penguins find themselves in a position that only a handful of teams in NHL history have clawed themselves out of: down 3-0 in a best-of-seven NHL playoff series.

In fact, only four teams have successfully overcome a 3-0 series deficit, and one of those clubs was the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers.

Per NHL Records, teams down 3-0 in a best-of-seven series are 4-209 all-time. The Flyers and Penguins are both involved in the four successful comebacks.

In 2010, the Flyers stormed back from a 3-0 deficit to the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference semifinals and advanced with a 4-3 win in a Game 7 in which they also went down 3-0.

In the 1975 quarterfinals, the Penguins had a 3-0 series lead over the New York Islanders before seeing it slip away. The Islanders came back and advanced to the semifinals for a matchup with the Flyers. Philadelphia won in seven games and then dispatched the Buffalo Sabres to win its second straight Stanley Cup. The Flyers haven't won a Cup since.

The last team to overcome a 3-0 series deficit was the 2014 Los Angeles Kings. Jeff Carter and Mike Richards were on both the 2010 Flyers and 2014 Kings teams.

Historically, teams that have a 3-0 series lead win the series 98.1% of the time.

The Flyers are 10-0 all-time when they have a 3-0 series lead.

What's the rest of the Flyers vs. Penguins playoff schedule?

The full playoff schedule between the Flyers and Penguins can be found below. 

  • Game 5, if necessary - Monday, April 27 - Flyers at Penguins, time to be determined
  • Game 6, if necessary - Wednesday, April 29 - Penguins at Flyers, time to be determined
  • Game 7, if necessary - Saturday, May 2 - Flyers at Penguins, time to be determined
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