Last night, the Boston Bruins lost a shootout to the Carolina Hurricanes, as the end of the season rapidly approaches. It is now very likely that the Philadelphia Flyers playoff chances boil down to a race against Detroit and Boston. One of Detroit and Boston will take the final spot from the Atlantic division, while the Flyers will contend with the loser of that battle for the final wild card spot. The Flyers still hold games in hand over each team. Here’s what playoff chase looks like graphically with only a few games left to play.
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As is obvious from the playoff chase update above, the Flyers game against the Red Wings tonight is absolutely crucial.