Flyers host Penguins in 2026-27 regular-season opener on Sept. 30
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Key Points:
- The Flyers will open the 2026-27 NHL regular season on Wednesday, September 30, hosting the Penguins at Xfinity Mobile Arena, marking their earliest season start ever.
- This will be the first time since the 2022-23 season that the Flyers begin the season with a home game.
- The season opener, a rematch of last year's playoff first-round series won by the Flyers in six games, will air at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT.
- The 2026-27 NHL season will expand to 84 games, resulting in a shortened preseason and an earlier regular season start.
- Following the opener, the Flyers will play the Devils in Newark on October 1 and visit the Senators for their home opener on October 8; the full schedule will be released Thursday at 1 p.m. ET.
