{"id":163255,"date":"2026-04-11T14:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/163255\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T14:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:10:13","slug":"scoreboard-watching-must-win-game-for-flyers-for-a-chance-to-punch-their-ticket-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/163255\/","title":{"rendered":"Scoreboard Watching: Must-Win Game for Flyers for a Chance to Punch their Ticket on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philadelphia Flyers have another must-win game on Saturday. They can control their own destiny as long as they win out. However, a win on Saturday could provide the Flyers with something more: a chance to punch their playoff ticket on Sunday. <\/p>\n

A lot has to fall in the Flyers\u2019 favor, but it\u2019s still possible. It all starts with a win against the Jets on Saturday. Without a win on Saturday, it\u2019s impossible for Philly to punch its ticket before Monday, and maybe even Tuesday. <\/p>\n

Oddly enough, there were no NHL games on Friday, so the NHL standings remain the same as they looked on Friday morning. As a refresher, here is how things currently look<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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The New York Islanders jumped the Blue Jackets in the standings and are now the Flyers\u2019 biggest threat to the 3rd seed position in the Metro. Both the Islanders and Blue Jackets have a weekend back-to-back. <\/p>\n

Things could look very different on Sunday. But, favorable outcomes for the Flyers could have them in position to clinch on Sunday without even playing. <\/p>\n

Here is the weekend rooting guide for the Flyers\u2019 playoff push. <\/p>\n

Read More: Flyers Game 80: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch @ Jets<\/p>\n

Weekend rooting guide for Flyers playoff odds, best-case scenario<\/p>\n

As always, the bolded team is the best-case scenario win. <\/p>\n

Saturday <\/p>\n

Senators (94, WC2) @ Islanders (91, WC4) \u2013 1:00 pm EST
Capitals (89, WC6) @ Penguins (96, M2) \u20133:00 pm EST
Devils (83, Elim) @ Red Wings (91, WC4) \u2013 5:00 pm EST
Blue Jackets (90, WC5) @ Canadiens (104, A2) \u2013 7:00 pm EST
Flyers (92, M3) @ Jets (82, WWC4) \u2013 7:00 pm EST<\/p>\n

If the Flyers win, and the Islanders and Blue Jackets each lose, it creates an interesting situation for Sunday. All three of the Islanders, Blue Jackets, and Capitals will be playing their 81st games of the season on Sunday. That leaves two points on the table for all three teams for the remainder of the year. <\/p>\n

If the Flyers can gain a 3-point gap between them and the next best team in the Metropolitan standings on Saturday, they have a chance to clinch the last spot in the division on Sunday. If they get to that point, here is what needs to happen. <\/p>\n

Sunday <\/p>\n

Penguins (96, M2) @ Capitals (89, WC6) \u2013 3:00 pm EST
Canadiens (104, A2) @ Islanders (91, WC4) \u2013 6:00 pm EST
Bruins (96, WC1) @ Blue Jackets (90, WC5) \u2013 6:00 pm EST<\/p>\n

If the Capitals lose on Saturday and the Flyers win on Saturday, then their Sunday game becomes a moot point for Philly. As for the other two teams, as long as neither wins any of their next two games, the Flyers can clinch the last spot in the Metro \u2013 if they win on Saturday. The Blue Jackets can get one loser point, and Philadelphia would still remain ok. <\/p>\n

Again, none of this is possible without a Flyers win on Saturday. It really is another must-game for Philadelphia. <\/p>\n

Happy watching!<\/p>\n

Read More: Flyers Magic Number is Now 6; Updated Look at the Playoff Race & Where Things Stand<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Philadelphia Flyers have another must-win game on Saturday. They can control their own destiny as long as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[71456,69,4845,71,70,73739],"class_list":["post-163255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-flyers-playoff-push","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-flyers","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-scoreboard-watching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}