Philadelphia Flyers

Metropolitan · Eastern Conference

Wins

Losses

OTL

Points

3rd

Metropolitan

Team Snapshot

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Key Insight

Philadelphia sits 11th league-wide with a -2 goal differential, sustained entirely by the league's worst power play dragging down otherwise competent 5v5 play. Converting just 15.6% with the man advantage (31st) has cost them 10-12 standings points compared to league-average execution, the single factor separating them from home-ice advantage. Their recent form (3.2 GF in last 5) suggests offensive improvement, but the power play remains structurally broken with three games remaining.

Strengths

Third-period execution: +13 goal differential (79 GF, 66 GA) has salvaged points in tight games, turning deficits into standings points and representing the team's only period with positive goal differential.

Road performance: 22-14-4 record away from home outpaces their 18-13-8 home mark, providing 48 of 92 points and indicating structural resilience in hostile environments—critical with two of three remaining games on the road.

Recent defensive tightening: 2.6 GA over last 5 games improves on the 3.01 season average, driven by maintaining third-period discipline (66 GA all season) and suggesting late-season buy-in to defensive structure.

Goal differential stabilization: -2 season-long differential masks significant power play underperformance; 5v5 play has kept them within striking distance of playoff positioning despite catastrophic special teams execution.

Risks

League-worst power play: 15.6% conversion (31st) has cost 10-12 standings points compared to league-average execution, the single factor preventing a top-8 finish and home-ice advantage with no evidence of structural correction in 79 games.

Second-period collapse: -13 goal differential (82 GF, 95 GA) represents the team's most vulnerable 20 minutes, consistently surrendering leads and forcing third-period comebacks that drain goaltending resources and narrow margin for error.

Below-average penalty kill: 77.3% success rate (21st) has allowed 54 goals against, compounding power play failures and creating a special teams deficit of approximately 18 goals—enough to swing 6-8 games in a tight playoff race.

Goaltending ceiling: .904 save percentage from Vladar sits below playoff-caliber standards, meaning defensive breakdowns carry disproportionate cost and the team cannot rely on goaltending to steal points in the final three games against Winnipeg (elite offense), Carolina (Presidents' Trophy contender), and Montreal.

The last-5 record (3W-2L) shows Philadelphia outscoring opponents 16-13, reversing their season-long negative goal differential. Scoring has climbed from 2.99 to 3.2 per game while goals against have dropped from 3.01 to 2.6, indicating simultaneous offensive and defensive improvement. This trend projects sustainable momentum if third-period defensive discipline (66 GA season-long) holds through the final three games against Winnipeg, Carolina, and Montreal.

Core Analytics

Core Performance

Offence

Ranked 20th in goals per game (2.99), Philadelphia's offense operates near league median at 5v5 but collapses catastrophically on the power play. Their 15.6% conversion rate ranks dead last, turning 231 opportunities into just 36 goals—roughly 15 fewer than a league-average unit would produce. The last-5 scoring rate of 3.2 goals per game marks a meaningful uptick from the season average, driven by second-period production (82 goals, highest of any period) partially offsetting first-period struggles (60 GF, -5 differential).

2.99Avg 3.08

22nd in NHL

Defence

Philadelphia ranks 11th in goals against (3.01 per game), anchored by elite third-period defense that has surrendered just 66 goals while scoring 79—a +13 differential that represents their only period in the black. The penalty kill sits 21st at 77.3%, a below-average but not catastrophic rate that has allowed 54 goals against on 238 opportunities. Their last-5 defensive performance (2.6 GA) outpaces the season average, suggesting improved structural discipline entering the final stretch.

3.01Avg 3.08

9th in NHL

Special Teams

Power Play

One of the weakest PP units in the league. Opponents are incentivised to commit penalties knowing this team rarely converts.

15.6%

31st in NHL

36 of 231 PP chances converted

Penalty Kill

21st-ranked PK is a vulnerability opponents will exploit — especially those with elite power play units.

77.3%

21st in NHL

Killed 184 of 238 penalties

Period-by-Period Danger

Most dangerous: 2nd

Goals scoredGoals conceded

1st

2nd

3rd

Most vulnerable: 2nd period

2nd period is simultaneously their most active — high-tempo play creates both chances scored and chances conceded.

Goaltending

Dan Vladar

Starting Goaltender · #

0.904

SV%

2.47

GAA

Dan Vladar has posted 27 wins with a .904 save percentage and 2.47 GAA. The save percentage sits below starter-caliber thresholds, indicating the defense has absorbed significant workload to maintain the 11th-ranked GA. With three games remaining and playoff positioning uncertain, goaltending represents a known limitation rather than a difference-maker.

NHL regular season only — stats update as games are indexed