(Header/feature image courtesy of Megan DeRuchie-The Hockey News)
The NHL released its full 2025-26 regular season schedule today, and Philadelphia Flyers fans can start marking their calendars for what promises to be a highly competitive and fast-paced season.
The Flyers will open their season on the road against the Florida Panthers on October 9, before hosting those same Panthers in their home opener on October 13 at the Xfinity Mobile Center.
Key Highlights:
- The Flyers will play 26 games against Metropolitan Division opponents, including matchups that bookend their season with rivalry heat.
- Each Western Conference team will appear on the Flyers' schedule twice, once at home and once on the road.
- The team will endure 14 sets of back-to-back games, testing their stamina across the 82-game grind.
- October, December, and January will be the busiest home months, each featuring seven games in Philadelphia.
- Oddly, the Flyers will not host a game on Black Friday, a day traditionally filled with big matchups and rowdy home crowds.
Olympic Break:
In a twist unique to this season, the NHL will pause from February 5 to February 25 to allow players to participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. The Flyers will play their final game before the pause on February 3 against the Capitals and will resume action on February 25—ironically, with a rematch at Washington.
Notable Games to Watch:
- First Battle of Pennsylvania of the season: October 28 vs. the Penguins
- First clash with the Devils: November 22 at home, followed by a back-to-back in New York and New Jersey on November 28-29
- Two-game stretch against Carolina on December 13 (home) and 14 (away)
- Face the Rangers at MSG on December 20, then host them twice more: January 17 and March 9
- Ducks fly into Philly on January 6, marking Trevor Zegras’s reunion with his former team
- More divisional showdowns throughout January, February, and March, including:
@ PIT (Jan. 15)
vs. Islanders (Jan. 26)
@ Columbus (Jan. 28)
vs. Washington (Feb. 3)
@ Washington (Feb. 25)
@ Rangers (Feb. 26)
@ Pittsburgh (Mar. 7)
vs. Washington (Mar. 11)
vs. Columbus (Mar. 14, Mar. 24)
@ Washington (Mar. 31)
@ Islanders (Apr. 3)
@ New Jersey (Apr. 7)
As the Flyers look to return to playoff hockey, their 2025-26 schedule offers both opportunity and challenge. With a bolstered roster, high expectations, and Olympic-sized motivation, Philadelphia’s path to the postseason will be paved with intensity from start to finish.