The Flyers are headed for plenty of the national spotlight next season, with the NHL announcing Philadelphia will appear in 19 nationally broadcast games during the 2026-27 regular season.
That total includes 11 home dates and eight road games, an increase of five national appearances from last season. The schedule also features six games on ABC or ESPN, plus four more on ESPN+/Disney+/Hulu.
Philadelphia’s ABC/ESPN slate includes two weekend games against the Penguins, with the Flyers hosting Pittsburgh on Jan. 31 at 12:00 p.m. ET before visiting PPG Paints Arena on Apr. 3 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
TNT will carry nine Flyers games, highlighted by the home opener against Pittsburgh on Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
TNT will also air two games against the Capitals, including an Oct. 28 matchup at Capital One Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET and an Apr. 1 meeting at Xfinity Mobile Arena at 7:30 p.m.
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Because the list also includes streaming games, the Flyers have 15 nationally televised games this season.
The Battle for Pennsylvania shows up all over the schedule. Pittsburgh is the only opponent on the list with one game not nationally broadcasted, and that one comes on March 30, four days before the Apr. 3 meeting in Pittsburgh.
There are also the usual Flyers-Rangers national games, which is no surprise given the TV markets involved. On the Western Conference side, the only teams on the list are Los Angeles, Dallas, and St. Louis, which leaves Anaheim off the national schedule despite the recent Flyers-Ducks storyline involving Quitter Gauthier and Leo Carlsson.
That missed chance stands out a little, especially with the first game set for 1 p.m. on a Saturday in Philadelphia and the second for 8 p.m. on a Sunday night in California.
Maybe that would have been the cleaner hook for the broadcast partners. Maybe not.
Either way, the message from the NHL is obvious: the Flyers are going to be on a lot this season.
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