{"id":545026,"date":"2026-04-07T06:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/545026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:03:22","slug":"flyers-devils-both-focused-on-reaching-playoffs-in-crowded-metro-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/545026\/","title":{"rendered":"Flyers, Devils both focused on reaching playoffs in crowded Metro – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philadelphia Flyers have picked the right time to get hot. With five games remaining, they sit in a playoff spot and start a three-game road trip Tuesday against the rival New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.<\/p>\n

The Flyers (39-26-12, 90 points) find themselves in third place in the Metropolitan Division after Sunday\u2019s 2-1 overtime win against the visiting Boston Bruins. Coach Rick Tocchet\u2019s team has won two straight and eight out of 11.<\/p>\n

Since play resumed after the Olympic break, the Flyers are 14-6-1, and Tocchet said his team cannot become transfixed on how its fortunes have changed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re chasing somebody, it\u2019s still hard, but when you\u2019re getting hunted, it\u2019s harder,\u201d he said after Sunday\u2019s win. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to learn that. We can only worry about tomorrow\u2019s practice \u2026 and then we worry about the Devils. That\u2019s the only way you can do it. We can\u2019t worry about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sunday was a breakout game for Porter Martone. The sixth overall pick in last year\u2019s draft joined the club last Tuesday. He assisted on the Flyers\u2019 first goal by Christian Dvorak, then scored the overtime winner, which also happened to be his first NHL goal.<\/p>\n

Tocchet said that Martone has impressed him in his first week as a pro, noting how he\u2019s talked to his veteran teammates about positioning on power plays.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like that. A young kid like that doing that?\u201d Tocchet added. \u201cYou can just tell he\u2019s been around. He\u2019s just a hockey player. Love the kid.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Jersey (40-34-3, 83 points) is one of the teams chasing the Flyers in the playoff race, but the Devils are seventh in the Metropolitan and would need a lot to fall their way over the final two weeks to sneak in.<\/p>\n

Coach Sheldon Keefe\u2019s squad has alternated wins and losses over its last six games (3-2-1). On Sunday, the Devils scored a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens, another team trying to crash the playoffs in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n

Keefe said players told one another after the win that they are not out of the playoff race.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what you like to see,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s shown up in different ways in the last few weeks, with how we played overall. The vibes and the energy, the team\u2019s been really good and healthy. \u2026 But (against Montreal) it goes to another level in all regards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack Hughes set up two of New Jersey\u2019s goals in the win at Montreal, continuing a hot streak he\u2019s been on since play resumed in late February. The center \u2014 the top overall draft pick in 2019 \u2014 has 36 points (13 goals, 23 assists) in the 20 games since the Olympic break. He\u2019s been held without a point in just four games in that span.<\/p>\n

Despite missing 21 games this season, Hughes, 24, leads the team in points with 72. He\u2019s second behind Nico Hischier (26) with 25 goals and one behind Jesper Bratt\u2019s team-best 48 assists.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Hughes earned the NHL\u2019s Second Star of the Week honor, after scoring three times and posting six assists in four games.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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