If the Flyers plan on ending their five-year playoff drought, it’s going to be a challenge right from the start. It was announced by the NHL on Wednesday that the team will open its 2025-26 season on the road at the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Oct. 9 in Sunrise, Florida.

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today their full 2025-26 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season schedule.

Nikita Grebenkin had a busy 2025-26 campaign, starting in the Toronto Maple Leafs system and ending with the Philadelphia Flyers’ farm team in the American Hockey League (AHL), the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

NHL free agent market was not one conducive to the Philadelphia Flyers saving money or driving bargains, but, historically, the Flyers haven't negotiated favorable contracts anyway.

An 84-game schedule, tweaks to the long-term injured reserve rules, and the elimination of the players' dress code are among the highlights from the new CBA, which takes effect in the 2026-27 season.

The NHL released its 1,312-game, 2025-26 regular-season schedule on Wednesday. The season starts on Oct. 7 with a nationally televised tripleheader on ESPN in the United States and Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada.

The Flyers made a handful of signings this summer that will be key to their future, then a handful of shorter ones that will help them get there.

The Panthers have beaten the Oilers in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals, and the regular-season rematches of the past two Cup Finals between the Panthers and Oilers are set for Nov. 22 in Florida and March 19 in Edmonton.

As the Flyers look to return to playoff hockey, their 2025-26 schedule offers both opportunity and challenge. With a bolstered roster, high expectations, and Olympic-sized motivation, Philadelphia’s path to the postseason will be paved with intensity from start to finish.

Matvei Michkov had a fantastic rookie season for the Philadelphia Flyers. Registering 63 points in 80 games as a 20-year-old learning the English language, it went about as well as anyone could have hoped.

There are still some trades and smaller free-agent signings to be made around the NHL this summer, but the bulk of the major moves have already been made.