Flyers on Playoff Pace, Road Trip Looms

0:00On April 7th, the Philadelphia Flyers got just 5 games left in the 2025-26 season and for the first time in nearly 3 months, they're holding a playoff spot. Since the Milan Quartina Olympics wrapped up, they've been on fire with a point percentage around 690, going 14 wins, 6 losses and 1. Over time loss, better than all but the Blues, Sabers and Canadians. Even after selling off pieces at the trade deadline, they're knocking on the door of ending a 5-year playoff drought, the longest in team history. This week's 3-game road trip kicks off against the Devils, who are out of it but still tough, then the Red Wings, where the Flyers have dominated, lately, and wraps with the surging jets. Road forms been lights out too, 9 wins in their last 10-away games, including bubble-busters like the Islanders. Home stretch gets brutal, with back-to-back against clenched playoff teams, the Hurricanes and Canadians, who might still chase seating. Fans and players remember the heartbreak two years back, when they missed out on the final day after a brutal losing streak.

1:0311 guys from that squad are still here, and vibes are sky high now, especially after young Porter-Martones overtime winner, Sunday. Coach Riktoke is all about maxing talent, not forcing playoffs, but this caused the future. Guys like Forster back healthy and prospects turning. Pro. Bubbles pack with 16 scrapping for two eastern spots. Caps fading hard. Blue jackets and Red Wings dead, even tonight. Islanders with new. Coach Dubor fighting at home. Flyers control some fate, especially Thursday and Detroit. But every rival's got winnable games mixed with killers like Lightning or Leafs. They could coast and still sneak in, but smart money's on grabbing control early this week. Turn that momentum into a clinch, shake off the ghosts, and build for whatever comes next in the playoffs. That's the story for today, NHL News, today driven by AI.