The Philadelphia Flyers will play their first official NHL playoff game tonight at 8 p.m. (well, as long as neither of the games in Toronto prior to that require five overtimes). They played well in their postseason round-robin games last week, but now the playoffs officially get underway.
Tonight will be the Flyers’ first playoff game in 843 days. Their last game was on April 22nd, 2018, an 8-5 loss in Game 6 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Two years later, the Flyers are back in the playoffs and this time they’re looking like a real contender.