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The Flyers may have finally fixed their broken power play

Heading into Thursday’s slate of games, the Philadelphia Flyers find themselves needing to leapfrog over six teams to land the second wildcard spot. They still have 72 games left, and there’s plenty of time to right the ship. The fly…

By Jason MacNeil · Broad Street Hockey

Published: Friday, 23 October 2026 at 1:40 PM

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Jason MacNeil highlights that the Philadelphia Flyers' power play has improved significantly, converting at 30 percent over three games.
The Flyers hold a 3-6-3 record and rank 26th in the NHL with a 13.9 percent power play conversion rate.
Cole Knuble scored his first two NHL career goals during Philadelphia's recent victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

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Jason MacNeil writes for Broad Street Hockey that the Philadelphia Flyers may have turned around their struggling power play unit. Following a win against the Buffalo Sabres featuring Cole Knuble's first two career NHL goals and strong goaltending from Dan Vladar, Philadelphia's power play has converted at a 30 percent rate across their last three games.

While the Flyers sit 26th overall in NHL power play efficiency at 13.9 percent with a 3-6-3 record, MacNeil notes that a youth movement is revitalizing the unit. Key young contributors logging major power play minutes include Trevor Zegras, Matvei Michkov, Jamie Drysdale, Tyson Foerster, Porter Martone, Denver Barkey, and David Jiricek.

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