Yes, you heard it right the Flyers are going back to the playoffs since the pandemic in 2020.
The Flyers clinched a playoff berth last night (April 13, 2026) with a dramatic 3-2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s their first postseason appearance since 2020—huge for the fanbase after a long drought.
What’s next for the Flyers?
They finished third in the Metropolitan Division (42-27-12, 96 points) and will face their in-state rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins (who took 2nd in the Metro and have home-ice advantage), in the Eastern Conference First Round. This sets up a classic Battle of Pennsylvania (Flyers vs. Penguins)—their eighth playoff meeting historically, with Philly winning four of the previous seven series.
- Series format: Best-of-7.
- Home-ice: Penguins get Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (if necessary).
- Start date: NHL playoffs are scheduled to begin Saturday, April 18, 2026. Exact game times and schedule for this series should drop soon (likely Game 1 in Pittsburgh over the weekend).
The Flyers have one more regular-season game tonight (April 14 vs. Montreal Canadiens), but it won’t change their seeding or matchup since they’ve already locked in third, so they made a slew of recalls today from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms:
#59 Oliver Bonk
#78 Jacob Gaucher
#35 Aleksei Kolosov
#75 Hunter McDonald
#90 Anthony Richard
It’s quite possible that both Hunter McDonald and Oliver Bonk will make their NHL Debuts tonight for the orange and black.
The East is shaping up with strong teams like the Carolina Hurricanes (likely top seed) and others in the Atlantic (Buffalo, etc.), but the Flyers’ path starts with this intense rivalry series. Anything can happen in the playoffs—rivalries like this often deliver chaos, big hits, and memorable moments.
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