the last time the flyers were in the playoffs was 2006.
the last time the flyers were in the playoffs was 2006.
when was the last time the flyers were in the playoffs?
2006
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the rangers and flyers met in the playoffs six times ranging from the 1979–80 to 1986–87 seasons. in 1980, flyers were the division champions and hosted the rangers in the second round. they took a commanding 3–0 series lead, new york avoided the sweep, but the flyers won at home in game 5 to clinch it. in 1982, the teams met in the first round with the rangers being the home team. flyers won the first game, but the remaining three were big wins for the rangers as they advanced to the next round against their crosstown rivals, the new york islanders. the next season, philadelphia hosted the rangers in the first round. flyers had a much stronger regular season, finishing with 106 points to the rangers' 80. however, things went differently in the playoffs. the rangers defeated the flyers twice on the road, then came back to new york and routed them 9–3 to complete the sweep. however, they were subsequently eliminated by the islanders for the third consecutive year. in 1985, flyers once again won the division and hosted the rangers in round one. although the games were close—including game 1 which went into overtime—the flyers swept the series. they advanced to the stanley cup finals but lost to the edmonton oilers. in 1986, the division-winning flyers once again hosted the lower-seeded rangers in the division semifinals. this series went back and forth with neither team winning two in a row. the rangers defeated the flyers in game 1, but flyers tied the series the next day. the series came to new york and rangers retook the series lead, but philly annihilated them 7–1 in game 4 to bring it back home. rangers won the decisive game 5 and advanced. the next season, the pattern repeated itself and flyers hosted the rangers in round one again. however, this time the format changed and the first round was a best-of-seven series rather than a best-of-five. all but one of the games was won by three or more goals. rangers shut-out the flyers in game 1, but flyers came back and won the next two games 3–8 and 3–0 respectively. rangers successfully tied the series, but flyers took the next one at home and shut-out the rangers in game 6 at madison square garden to advance. the flyers had another fantastic season and won the conference, but again lost to edmonton in the finals, this time just one win away from winning the stanley cup.
flyers–rangers rivalry