April 13, 2026
The Philadelphia Flyers are trying to chase down their first playoff spot in six years, and all with a city that's tuning back in and rallying behind them again after a young and emerging roster broke out into a stretch of great hockey.
The regular season is in its final couple of days now, and the Flyers are on the cusp of clinching third in the Metropolitan Division to punch their postseason ticket.
As the Flyers try to complete the final push into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, here's a guide on the standings, clinching scenarios, the remaining schedule, where and when to scoreboard watch, and the team's overall odds to make it into the postseason.
Bookmark this post, as it will be updated daily with the latest.
Here are the Metropolitan Division standings, along with the Eastern Conference Wild Card race, as of Monday morning:
| Rk) Team | W-L-OTL | PTS | P% | GP | RW | ROW | L10 |
| M1) Hurricanes* | 52-22-6 | 110 | .688 | 80 | 38 | 47 | 7-3-0 |
| M2) Penguins* | 41-24-16 | 98 | .605 | 81 | 34 | 38 | 6-4-0 |
| M3) FLYERS | 41-27-12 | 94 | .588 | 80 | 26 | 32 | 6-4-0 |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| WC1) Bruins* | 44-27-10 | 98 | .605 | 81 | 32 | 39 | 5-3-2 |
| WC2) Senators* | 43-27-11 | 97 | .599 | 81 | 37 | 40 | 5-3-2 |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 3) Capitals | 42-30-9 | 93 | .574 | 81 | 36 | 40 | 7-3-0 |
| 4) Blue Jackets | 40-29-12 | 92 | .568 | 81 | 28 | 33 | 2-7-1 |
| 5) Red Wings-E | 41-30-9 | 91 | .569 | 80 | 30 | 39 | 3-6-1 |
| 6) Islanders-E | 43-33-5 | 91 | .562 | 81 | 29 | 39 | 3-7-0 |
*Clinched Playoffs; E- eliminated
The Flyers needed to win big in Winnipeg on Saturday night and answered the call, pummeling the Jets, 7-1.
Meanwhile, the Red Wings and Islanders both ran out of rope to get eliminated, while the Blue Jackets are just barely hanging on, and the Capitals have been patching together a late surge to stay alive.
The 3-seed in the Metro is all that's left open after the Bruins and Senators clinched both Wild Card spots in the East.
The Flyers still have the 3-seed with 94 points, and if they beat the Hurricanes Monday night at home, or the Canadiens Tuesday night, that's checkmate. They'll clinch, as the Capitals and Blue Jackets won't be able to catch up.
The Flyers could also clinch with the loser's point in overtime or the shootout if they can manage it in both of their last two games over the next two nights, but that would be pretty anticlimactic, not to mention, nowhere near as fun.
The best, and most direct, bet is for the Flyers to just win.
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| Tue., 4/7 | @Devils | W, 5-1 |
| Thu., 4/9 | @Red Wings | L, 6-3 |
| Sat., 4/11 | @Jets | W, 7-1 |
| Mon., 4/13 | Hurricanes | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tues., 4/14 | Canadiens | 7:00 p.m. |
*All times ET
Thursday night's loss to Detroit ensures, at minimum, that Saturday in Winnipeg to face the Jets will be yet another "must-win."
More than likely, all three remaining games for the Flyers will be.
Here are the games to keep an eye on day by day in the East playoff race as it concerns the Flyers, with results getting updated as the schedule proceeds:
• Flyers 5, Devils 1
• Senators 6, Lightning 2
• Blue Jackets 4, Red Wings 3 (SO)
• Hurricanes 6, Bruins 5 (OT)
• Capitals 4, Maple Leafs 0
• Red Wings 6, Flyers 3
• Islanders 5, Maple Leafs 3
• Sabres 5, Blue Jackets 0
• Senators 5, Panthers 1
• Penguins 5, Devils 2
• No games scheduled
• Flyers 7, Jets 1
• Lightning 2, Bruins 1
• Senators 3, Islanders 0
• Capitals 6, Penguins 3
• Devils 5, Red Wings 3
• Blue Jackets 5, Canadiens 2
• Capitals 3, Penguins 0
• Canadiens 4, Islanders 1
• Bruins 3, Blue Jackets 2
• Devils 4, Senators 3 (OT)
• Hurricanes at Flyers, 7:00 p.m.
• Red Wings at Lightning, 7:00 p.m.
• Canadiens at Flyers, 7:00 p.m.
• Devils at Bruins, 7:00 p.m.
• Hurricanes at Islanders, 7:00 p.m.
• Capitals at Blue Jackets, 7:00 p.m.
• Penguins at Blues, 9:30 p.m.
• Red Wings at Panthers, 7:00 p.m.
• Maple Leafs at Senators, 7:30 p.m.
In short, not many, if at all.
If the Flyers get caught in a tiebreaker scenario with any of the other teams in the running, the immediate decider will come down to regulation wins, which puts the Flyers, who went into overtime and the shootout a lot this season, at a disadvantage.
Of the Flyers' current 41-27-12 record, 26 of those wins were done in regulation, and 32 of them before the shootout.
The Capitals have 36 regulation wins and the Blue Jackets have 28, so the Flyers would lose the immediate tiebreaker to either of them.
See the "RW" column for regulation wins and the "ROW" column for wins before the shootout in the standings table above for reference. You can also read the NHL's full list of playoff tiebreaker scenarios HERE.
The Flyers just need to win. Simple as that.
*Note: The original breakdown of the Flyers' potential tiebreakers was incorrect and has been updated accordingly. Apologies. That one's on me – Nick
Here are the Flyers' odds percentages to make the playoffs as of Monday, according to MoneyPuck's predictions model:
| Flyers Outcome | Odds% |
| Make Playoffs | 80.5% |
| Clinch Metro 3 | 80.5% |
*Odds via MoneyPuck
As you can see above, the 3-seed in the Metro is all but the only option at this point.
If the Flyers win Monday night, or Tuesday, they'll be locked into a first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins
Nothing better than packing Xfinity Mobile Arena to boo Sidney Crosby to get Philadelphia back in the mood for playoff hockey.
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