The Flyers are going to be a regular presence on national TV next season, and that’s both the headline and the catch.
The NHL released its 2026-27 national broadcast schedule on Wednesday, and Philadelphia landed among the league’s most-featured teams. The Flyers will appear 19 times on national television, with 11 of those games at home and eight on the road. That’s up five from the 14 national games they had last season.
Only the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins will show up more often, with 20 national appearances each.
Those games will be spread across ABC, ESPN, TNT, and the ESPN+/Disney+/Hulu package. TNT leads the way for Philadelphia with nine games, starting with the home opener against the Penguins on Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
ET. ABC and ESPN will each carry Flyers games six times, including two weekend meetings with Pittsburgh, while the ESPN+/Disney+/Hulu bundle gets four.
Here’s the part Flyers fans should like: this is a sign the team is back in the national conversation. After a stretch where interest around the club had dipped, Philadelphia played its way into bigger moments last spring. The Flyers drew national attention during their march to the playoffs, including Porter Martone’s overtime winner against the Bruins on Easter.
They then played in some of the most-watched first-round postseason games against the Penguins. Trevor Zegras and Porter Martone were both among the league leaders in jersey sales, and the Flyers’ upset of Pittsburgh in the first round sent a clear message that Philadelphia was a hockey city again. They were swept in the second round by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, but they still showed enough to build some real optimism heading into this season.
Of course, more national exposure comes with a tradeoff.
Not every one of those games will be easy on local viewers. Some may still air on the local broadcast with Jim Jackson on NBC Sports Philadelphia, but the local schedule has not been released yet. So until that happens, fans are looking at more TNT and ESPN nights than they may want.
And those aren’t exactly beloved broadcasts. TNT has been better than ESPN, especially with its studio crew, but that still doesn’t make it the same as watching Jim Jackson and Brian Boucher on the home feed. ESPN, meanwhile, has become a frustration for a lot of viewers who would rather mute the game than sit through the broadcast style.
There’s also the scheduling wrinkle that comes with all these national games. Ten of the Flyers’ 84 games have had their start times changed because of the updated national slate. Even when a game listed for 7:00 p.m. gets bumped to 7:30, everybody knows that usually means closer to 8:00 by the time the puck actually drops.
Here’s the Flyers’ full national broadcast schedule for 2026-27:
Wed., Sept. 30 vs. Pittsburgh, Xfinity Mobile Arena, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Thurs., Oct. 1 at New Jersey, Prudential Center, 7:00 p.m., ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Thurs., Oct. 15 at Detroit, Little Caesars Arena, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Wed., Oct. 21 at Buffalo, KeyBank Center, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Wed., Oct. 28 at Washington, Capital One Arena, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Thurs., Dec. 3 vs. New York Islanders, Xfinity Mobile Arena, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Wed., Dec. 16 vs. New York Rangers, Xfinity Mobile Arena, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Thurs., Jan. 28 vs. Los Angeles, Xfinity Mobile Arena, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Sun., Jan. 31 at Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena, 12:00 p.m., ABC
Wed., Feb. 3 vs. Tampa Bay, Xfinity Mobile Arena, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Thurs., Feb. 18 at Dallas, American Airlines Center, 9:00 p.m., ESPN
Sat., Feb. 20 vs. New York Rangers, Xfinity Mobile Arena, 12:30 p.m., ABC
Wed., Feb. 24 vs. Buffalo, Xfinity Mobile Arena, 7:00 p.m., TNT
Sun., Mar. 7 vs. St. Louis, Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3:30 p.m., TNT
Thurs., Mar. 25 at Tampa Bay, Benchmark International Arena, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
Thurs., Apr. 1 vs. Washington, Xfinity Mobile Arena, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Sat., Apr. 3 at Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena, 8:00 p.m., ABC
Thurs., Apr. 8 at Columbus, Nationwide Arena, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Sat., Apr. 10 vs. Washington, Xfinity Mobile Arena, 12:30 p.m., ABC
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