Philly Front Office

UPDATED: All figures and schedules current through April 4

Get busy living or get busy dying. The Flyers needed to decide weeks ago but are apparently still on the fence about it. Thankfully, the teams around them seem to be dying much faster than the Flyers at the moment, not including the Canadiens. They are essentially in at this point. Here is a breakdown of the 9 8 teams battling for the final 5 4 spots in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. This started on March 23 but is updated nightly…

One More Month of the Flyers…Probably? Maybe?

Playoff Picture

For the uninitiated, the NHL playoff format takes the top three teams from each division in each conference¹ then the next two teams with the highest point total for eight teams total per conference. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes currently lead the two divisions with the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens in close pursuit for the Atlantic Division. The other four slots include two in the Metropolitan division and the two Wild Cards.

Flyers (M) – 88 Points – 36.4% Chance of Playoffs

Thanks to some great luck around them, the Flyers are right back in this thing. They are currently 1 point out of the final Metro spot, but have 2 games less advantage on the Islanders for the position. The wildcard is currently a 4-way tie at 88 points, but Philly loses the tiebreak to the Senators.

Individual Teams

The following are profiles of the nine teams with updated points and playoff odds. CLICK for remaining schedule…

Pittsburgh Penguins (Metro) – 94 Points – 99.2% Chance of Playoffs

• Head to Heads: 2
  • at Senators – 3/26
  • at Islanders – 3/30
  • vs Red Wings – 3/31
  • vs Capitals 4/11
  • at Capitals – 4/12
• Stronger Opponents: 0
  • vs Colorado Avalanche – 3/24
  • vs Dallas Stars – 3/28
  • at Tampa Bay Lightning – 4/2
• Weaker Opponents: 3
  • vs Florida Panthers 4/4
  • vs Florida Panthers 4/5
  • at New Jersey Devils 4/9
  • at St. Louis Blues 4/14

Boston Bruins (A) – 94 points – 96.5% Chance of Playoffs

• Head to Heads: 2
  • at Blue Jackets – 3/29
  • at Flyers – 4/5
  • at Blue Jackets – 4/12
• Stronger Opponents: 2
  • at Buffalo Sabres – 3/25
  • vs Minnesota Wild – 3/28
  • vs Dallas Stars – 3/31
  • at Tampa Bay Lightning – 4/4
  • at Carolina Hurricanes – 4/7
  • vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 4/11
• Weaker Opponents: 1
  • vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 3/24
  • at Florida Panthers – 4/2
  • vs New Jersey Devils – 4/14

Ottawa Senators (A) – 88 Points – 50.6% Chance of Playoffs

• Head to Heads: 1
  • at Red Wings – 3/24
  • vs Penguins – 3/26
  • at Islanders – 4/11
• Stronger Opponents: 2
  • at Tampa Bay Lightning – 3/28
  • vs Buffalo Sabres – 4/2
  • vs Minnesota Wild – 4/4
  • vs Carolina Hurricanes – 4/5
  • vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 4/7
• Weaker Opponents: 3
  • at New York Rangers – 3/23
  • at Florida Panthers – 3/31
  • vs Florida Panthers – 4/9
  • at New Jersey Devils – 4/12
  • vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/15

Detroit Red Wings (A) – 88 Points – 37.3% Chance of Playoffs

• Head to Heads: 2
  • vs Senators – 3/24
  • vs Flyers – 3/28
  • at Penguins – 3/31
  • at Flyers – 4/2
  • vs Blue Jackets – 4/7
  • vs Flyers – 4/9
• Stronger Opponents: 2
  • at Buffalo Sabres – 3/27
  • vs Minnesota Wild – 4/5
  • at Tampa Bay Lightning – 4/13
• Weaker Opponents: 2
  • at New York Rangers – 4/4
  • vs New Jersey Devils – 4/11
  • at Florida Panthers – 4/15

Philadelphia Flyers (M) – 88 Points – 36.4% Chance of Playoffs

• Head to Heads: 3
  • vs Blue Jackets – 3/24
  • at Red Wings – 3/28
  • at Capitals – 3/31
  • vs Red Wings – 4/2
  • at Islanders – 4/3
  • vs Bruins – 4/5
  • at Red Wings 4/9
  • vs Canadians 4/14
• Stronger Opponents: 1
  • vs Dallas Stars – 3/29
  • vs Carolina Hurricanes – 4/13
• Weaker Opponents: 2
  • vs Chicago Blackhawks – 3/26
  • at New Jersey Devils – 4/7
  • at Winnipeg Jets – 4/11

New York Islanders (M) – 89 Points – 31.4% Chance of Playoffs

• Head to Heads: 2
  • vs Penguins – 3/30
  • vs Flyers – 4/3
  • vs Senators – 4/11
  • vs Canadians – 4/12
• Stronger Opponents: 1
  • vs Dallas Stars – 3/26
  • at Buffalo Sabres – 3/31
  • at Carolina Hurricanes – 4/4
  • vs Carolina Hurricanes – 4/14
• Weaker Opponents: 1
  • vs Chicago Blackhawks – 3/24
  • vs Florida Panthers – 3/28
  • vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/9

Columbus Blue Jackets (M) – 88 Points – 25.5% Chance of Playoffs

• Head to Heads: 4
  • at Flyers – 3/24
  • at Canadians – 3/26
  • vs Bruins – 3/29
  • at Red Wings – 4/7
  • at Canadians – 4/11
  • vs Bruins – 4/12
  • vs Capitals – 4/14
• Stronger Opponents: 0
  • vs Carolina Panthers – 3/31
  • at Carolina Panthers – 4/2
  • at Buffalo Sabres – 4/9
• Weaker Opponents: 1
  • vs San Jose Sharks – 3/28
  • vs Winnipeg Jets 4/4

Washington Capitals (M) – 87 Points – 23% Chance of Playoffs

• Head to Heads: 3
  • vs Flyers – 3/31
  • at Penguins – 4/11
  • vs Penguins – 4/12
  • at Blue Jackets – 4/14
• Stronger Opponents: 0
  • at Utah Mammoth – 3/26
  • vs Buffalo Sabres – 4/4
• Weaker Opponents: 2
  • at St. Louis Blues – 3/24
  • at Las Vegas Golden Knights – 3/28
  • at New Jersey Devils – 4/2
  • at New York Rangers – 4/5
  • at Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/8

Playoff Odds: Moneypuck.com

Photo: AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

1. This year the East is much more competitive than the West considering the Flyers current 80 point total would be good for 5th on the other side. ↩︎