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Here Are the Possible Playoff Schedules for the Flyers (And What it Means for the Sixers)

By Chris Jastrzembski

Published: Apr 8th, 2018 · 2:22 PM EDT

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We kinda know what the Flyers’ playoff schedule will look like, per the NHL.

The series will begin Wednesday night at 7 PM in Pittsburgh. Everything else depends on tonight’s Florida-Boston game.

If the Bruins beat the Panthers, this would be the schedule for the Flyers-Penguins series:

I would expect game 2 to be on NBC and probably game 5, if necessary. There’s a pair of two-day breaks in this scenario between games 1 and 2 and games 4 and 5.

If the Panthers beat the Bruins, this would be the schedule:

I would also expect game 3 to be on NBC and probably the same for game 6. In this scenario, there’s only one two-day break between games 3 and 4.

Props to the NHL for giving us a rough outline of the playoff schedule instead of waiting until 11 tonight to release it. We should find out TV coverage after the Florida-Boston game.

This also gives us a layout for when the Sixers might start their series, which will also be affected by tonight’s Bruins game:

Saturday the 14th, Monday the 16th. Hint hint.

— Jon Johnson (@jonjohnsonwip) April 8, 2018

Update:What the Bruins do today will affect Sixers home playoff schedule, via Flyers. May be Sunday rather than Saturday. https://t.co/mFFc7KynPi

— Jon Johnson (@jonjohnsonwip) April 8, 2018

Based on this, the Sixers will begin their series on Sunday if the Bruins win tonight. A loss would probably mean a Saturday start for the Sixers.