The Philadelphia Flyers announced their 82-game regular season schedule Wednesday afternoon, and it is jampacked.
It’ll be the last 82-game slate for a while now that the league has approved 84 games for the 2026-27 season. But much like last year when the league stopped for the 4 Nations Face-Off, most teams will still see some bunched-up stretches now that the league is on hold for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The season will start off with a hard matchup as the Flyers face the two-time defending Stanley Cup champs Florida Panthers on Thursday, Oct. 9.
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Following the seven-game exhibition season, the Flyers get down to business but not on the West Coast. Unlike last year, Philadelphia opens the season a little closer to home. Meanwhile the Flyers will see their home opener Oct. 13 also against the Panthers. Carolina is the first Metropolitan division opponent Philadelphia will face, playing the Canes on the road Oct. 11 while also facing the Islanders and the Penguins at home in October.
The demands of the schedule will also be a true test of the team’s stamina as Philadelphia will play four games in six nights 24 times during the regular season. The Flyers will play three games in four nights a total of 19 times while having 14 back-to-back tilts from October through April. They’ll also have a six-game homestand in December before venturing out to the West Coast after Christmas as is customary for a four-game trek, one of three road trips during the year where they’ll play four games away from home.
Regarding February, the team is off for almost three weeks, playing their last game before the Olympic break on Feb. 5 at home against the Senators. They Flyers will resume action after the Olympics on Feb. 25 with a back-to-back road trip against Washington and the Rangers. And unlike last year where they had the end of their season ridiculously spaced out, Philadelphia will play eight games from April 2 through to April 14 when they close out the regular season at home against Montreal.
The most amount of games the Flyers will play any month is 15, happening in December, January and March. Basically, for two consecutive months they’ll be playing every other night, with December a little more condensed given the Christmas break. March is another 15-game month but given the three-week break for the Olympics, the team should be a bit more well-rested, allowing some players who might be injured time to heal up or recuperate.
As for games that should be circled on the calendar, the Flyers with former Anaheim forward Trevor Zegras will face his former team on Jan. 6 in Philadelphia. Meanwhile on Nov. 4 Matvei Michkov (barring injury or being a healthy scratch) will face Calder Trophy winner Lane Hutson and the Montreal Canadiens. And the Flyers will face Connor McDavid and the two-time Western Conference champions Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 12 at home. Finally, for late owls, the latest start time for a Flyers game is against Los Angeles with a 10:30 p.m. Eastern start time on March 19, one night after the team plays in Anaheim (that’s a 10 p.m Eastern start).
Obviously it’s still a few months away until the games count, but seeing the schedule released makes it another step closer until the puck is dropped and the 2025-26 version of the Flyers no longer is just a team on paper.