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.<\/p>\n
But the regular-season schedule is dwindling down quickly, several other competing teams on the bubble are scratching and clawing after one of the last spots, too, and none of them \u2013 the Flyers included \u2013 are close to safe yet.<\/p>\n
As the Flyers try to make that last push into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, here’s a guide on the standings, the remaining schedule, where and when to scoreboard watch, and the team’s overall odds to make it into the postseason.<\/p>\n
Bookmark this post, as it will be updated daily with the latest.<\/p>\n
Current Standings<\/p>\n
Here are the Metropolitan Division standings, along with the Eastern Conference Wild Card race, as of Tuesday morning:<\/p>\n
\u00a0Rk) TeamW-L-OTL\u00a0PTS\u00a0P%\u00a0GP\u00a0G DIF\u00a0L10\u00a0M1) Hurricanes\u00a049-22-6\u00a0104\u00a0.675\u00a077\u00a0+47\u00a07-3-0\u00a0M2) Penguins\u00a040-22-16\u00a096\u00a0.615\u00a078\u00a0+30\u00a06-4-0\u00a0M3) FLYERS\u00a039-26-12\u00a090\u00a0.584\u00a077\u00a0-3\u00a07-3-0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0WC1) Bruins\u00a043-26-9\u00a095\u00a0.609\u00a078\u00a0+19\u00a06-3-1\u00a0WC2) Senators\u00a040-27-10\u00a090\u00a0.584\u00a077\u00a0+20\u00a06-3-1\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u2013\u00a03) Islanders\u00a042-31-5\u00a089\u00a0.571\u00a078\u00a0-3\u00a03-7-0\u00a04) Red Wings\u00a040-29-8\u00a088\u00a0.571\u00a077\u00a0-9\u00a04-6-0\u00a05) Blue Jackets\u00a038-27-12\u00a088\u00a0.571\u00a077\u00a0+3\u00a03-6-1\u00a06) Capitals\u00a039-30-9\u00a088\u00a0.558\u00a077\u00a0+8\u00a06-3-1\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Flyers moved up to third in the Metro, the cutoff for a divisional playoff seed, with Sunday’s big 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins in overtime<\/a>.<\/p>\n They sit one point above the New York Islanders with a game in hand, who just pulled a last-ditch coaching switch from Patrick Roy to Pete DeBoer, though it should be noted that the Islanders won’t play until Thursday. The Flyers will have played two more games by then to even up the two.<\/p>\n The No. 3 seed in the Metro is the Flyers’ most direct path into the playoffs.<\/p>\n The Columbus Blue Jackets are also in the running for the 3-seed with 88 points, but have gone 0-5-1 since defeating the Flyers in regulation, 3-2, back on March 24 in Philly, and the Washington Capitals have rebounded back into having an outside chance, too.<\/p>\n The Flyers are in contention\u00a0for the Eastern Conference’s second Wild Card as well, but that’s a more crowded race with the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings in the mix out of a crowded Atlantic Division, on top of the Isles, Caps, and Blue Jackets.<\/p>\n There are slim chances of rallying enough to possibly catch up to second in the Metro or into the first Wild Card spot for the Flyers, but those would require some complete faceplants from either the rival Pittsburgh Penguins or the Bruins.<\/p>\n Flyers’ remaining scheduleDate\u00a0Opponent\u00a0Time\/Result\u00a0Tue., 4\/7@Devils7:00 p.m.Thu., 4\/9\u00a0@Red Wings7:00 p.m.Sat., 4\/11@Jets7:00 p.m.Mon., 4\/13\u00a0Hurricanes7:00 p.m.Tues., 4\/14\u00a0Canadiens7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n *All times ET<\/p>\n Thursday’s game against the Red Wings represents the last meeting between the two for the season, and one last major four-point swing.<\/p>\n The Flyers beat the Red Wings in Detroit, 5-3, on March 28<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Red Wings followed up last Thursday, April 2, with a 4-2 win in Philly<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Flyers have won consecutive games since, and are 7-3-0 in their last 10.<\/p>\n Detroit lost its next two and has gone 4-6-0 in its last 10, trying to fight off the looming fear of yet another late-season collapse for the club.<\/p>\n Scoreboard watching<\/p>\n 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 update as the schedule proceeds:<\/p>\n Tuesday<\/p>\n \u2022 Flyers at Devils, 7 p.m. Wednesday<\/p>\n \u2022 Capitals at Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n Thursday<\/p>\n \u2022 Flyers at Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n \u2022 Flyers at Jets, 7:00 p.m. Sunday<\/p>\n \u2022 Penguins at Capitals, 3:00 p.m. Monday<\/p>\n \u2022 Hurricanes at Flyers, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday<\/p>\n \u2022 Canadiens at Flyers, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday<\/p>\n \u2022 Red Wings at Panthers, 7:00 p.m. What tiebreakers do the Flyers have?<\/p>\n The Flyers have one, for sure, over the Islanders, winning the season series with a 3-1-0 record.\u00a0<\/p>\n They have another over the Capitals if Washington rallies back into it, since Philly wins out in goal differential, 13-12, in a four-game series split.<\/p>\n They could grab one more, depending on Thursday night’s outcome against the Red Wings, as the two teams split their first two matchups in regulation out of three.<\/p>\n Against the Senators and Blue Jackets, the Flyers are at the disadvantage from dropping their season series to both.<\/p>\n At the end of the day, though, the Flyers’ simplest path is to just keep winning.<\/p>\n What are the odds they get in?<\/p>\n Here are the Flyers’ odds percentages to make the playoffs, according to MoneyPuck’s predictions model<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u00a0Flyers OutcomeOdds%\u00a0Make Playoffs\u00a054.2%Clinch Metro 3\u00a047.8%Clinch Metro 2\u00a01.9%Clinch WC2\u00a04.4%Clinch WC10.1%<\/p>\n *Odds via MoneyPuck<\/a><\/p>\n As you can see above, the 3-seed in the Metro, again, is their best shot.<\/p>\n Who might they face if they make it?<\/p>\n If the season ended today (Tuesday), the 3-seeded Flyers would be facing the 2-seeded Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n Nothing better than packing Xfinity Mobile Arena to boo Sidney Crosby to get Philadelphia back in the mood for playoff hockey.<\/p>\n SIGN UP HERE to receive the PhillyVoice Sports newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n Follow Nick on Twitter: @itssnick<\/a><\/p>\n Follow Nick on Bluesky: @itssnick<\/a><\/p>\n Like us on Facebook: PhillyVoice Sports<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2022 Lightning at Senators, 7 p.m.
\u2022 Blue Jackets at Red Wings, 7 p.m.
\u2022 Bruins at Hurricanes, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Maple Leafs at Islanders, 6:45 p.m.
\u2022 Blue Jackets at Sabres, 7:00 p.m.
\u2022 Panthers at Senators, 7:00 p.m.
\u2022 Penguins at Devils, 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lightning at Bruins, 12:30 p.m.
\u2022 Senators at Islanders, 1:00 p.m.
\u2022 Capitals at Penguins, 3:00 p.m.
\u2022 Devils at Red Wings, 5:00 p.m.
\u2022 Blue Jackets at Canadiens, 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Canadiens at Islanders, 6:00 p.m.
\u2022 Bruins at Blue Jackets, 6:00 p.m.
\u2022 Senators at Devils, 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Red Wings at Lightning, 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Devils at Bruins, 7:00 p.m.
\u2022 Hurricanes at Islanders, 7:00 p.m.
\u2022 Capitals at Blue Jackets, 7:00 p.m.
\u2022 Penguins at Blues, 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Maple Leafs at Senators, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n