Exactly one month ago to the day the Flyers woke up last place in the league with a record of 16-23-6, fifteen points back of the Montreal Canadiens for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. However, following a miraculous eight game win streak — and ten game point streak — they now sit eight points back of the Pittsburgh Penguins for that same final wild card spot. So, with 25 games remaining, how many games do the Flyers have to win to make the postseason?
The rest of the East
The most simplest way to find an answer to that question is to look at the other teams in the Eastern Conference and figure out how many standings points they’re on pace to finish the season with.