NHL playoff standings: The Flyers’ path to the postseason

whether philadelphia flyers Make the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, there will be many positive results from this season, especially the play of the new players Dan Vladar And Trevor Zegras.

But Flyers fans will certainly be a lot happier if they earn a spot in the postseason bracket.

Can they still get there?

Philly enters Friday’s game two points behind ottawa senators For the final wild-card position in the East, three points behind New York Islanders For the No. 3 seed in the Metro, another six points behind pittsburgh penguins For number 2. The good news is that they’ll be skating against the Isles on Friday (7 p.m. ET, NHL Network); The bad news is that this is the Flyers’ final game against any of those teams.

After Friday’s matchup, Philly plays six more games, three of which are against current playoff teams (Boston, Carolina, Montreal), and one of which is against another wild-card contender, Detroit.

It will be a tough road, and Statletts gives the Flyers a 27.7% chance of accomplishing it, projecting them to finish with 94.8 points, which is 1.3 points behind the projected total of the wild-card winning Senators.

Every team has eight or fewer games remaining before the regular season ends on April 16, and we’ll help you keep track of it all every day on NHL Playoff Watch. We’ll provide details on all of the playoff races as we move through the final stages – as well as the teams vying for a spot in the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery.

Note: Playoff odds are through statelets.

Proceed:
Current playoff matchups
today’s program
last night’s score
extended position
race for the number 1 pick

Current playoff matchups

eastern conference

A1 tampa bay lightning vs wc1 boston bruins
A2 buffalo saber vs a3 montreal canadiens

m1 carolina storm vs wc2 ottawa senators
m2 pittsburgh penguins vs m3 New York Islanders

western conference

C1 colorado avalanche vs wc2 san jose sharks
C2 dallas stars vs c3 minnesota wild

P1 anaheim ducks vs wc1 utah mammoth
P2 edmonton oilers vs p3 vegas golden knights

today’s games

Note: All times are ET. Not all games are on TNT or NHL Network Available to stream on ESPN+ (Local blackout restrictions apply).

philadelphia flyers But New York Islanders7pm (NHLN)
st louis blues But anaheim ducks10 pm

last night’s scoreboard

ottawa senators 4, buffalo saber 1
tampa bay lightning 6, pittsburgh penguins 3
Florida Panthers 2, boston bruins 1
montreal canadiens 3, New York Rangers 2
detroit red wings 4, philadelphia flyers 2
carolina storm 5, columbus blue jackets 1
New Jersey Devils 7, washington capitals 3
dallas stars 3, winnipeg jets 0
minnesota wild 5, vancouver canucks 2
edmonton oilers 3, chicago blackhawks 1
vegas golden knights 6, calgary flames 3
san jose sharks 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
utah mammoth 6, seattle kraken 2
Nashville Predators 5, Los Angeles Kings 4 (SO)

extended position

Note: “x” next to the team name means the club has clinched a playoff spot. The “E” means the club has been mathematically eliminated. Teams clinch a playoff berth when their magic number reaches zero, and are mathematically eliminated when their tragic number reaches zero.

Atlantic Division

game

Anthony Cirelli’s hat-trick leads Lightning to victory

Anthony Cirelli’s hat-trick leads Lightning to victory

metro division

game

Andrei Svechnikov scored a power-play goal

Andrei Svechnikov scored for the Carolina Hurricanes on the power play.

Central Division

game

Luke Evangelista seals shootout win for Predators in eighth period

After seven scoreless shootout rounds, Luke Evangelista netted the puck and won it for the Predators.

Pacific Division

game

Colin Graf scored against the Maple Leafs

Colin Graff lit the lamp

Race for number 1 selection

The NHL uses a draft lottery to determine the order of the first round, so the team that finishes last is not guaranteed the No. 1 selection. As of 2021, a team can move up a maximum of 10 spots if it wins the lottery, so only 11 teams are eligible for the drawing for the No. 1 pick. Full details of the process can be found here. Topping the draft boards this summer is Gavin McKenna, a forward from Penn State.

*Note: The Maple Leafs have a favorite over the Bruins unless they finish in the top five.