Kevin Durso

The Flyers honored several players prior to Thursday night’s game in the annual team awards ceremony.

It is coming down to the wire in the playoff picture. A 5-4 loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday drastically changed the standings, leaving the Flyers with what is essentially a must-win situation on Thursday night against the Carolina Hurricanes.

As the Flyers prepare to play in Game 81 against Carolina on Thursday night, there are a wave of scenarios the Flyers are facing as the playoffs draw closer.

There are certainly many deserving players for many of the honors to be given, and that expands beyond just the team awards. Here are predictions for the Flyers team awards and some NHL awards where the Flyers deserve to be considered.

The CHL Playoffs concluded the first round during the last couple of days. The Flyers had 10 prospects participated in the three leagues within the CHL, and seven have gone on to advance to the next round. Here is a rundown of the 10 prospects in the CHL Playoffs and how they fared in the first round.

In the end, it was a regulation loss to the New York Islanders, the first of three non-playoff teams the Flyers will play to close the season, that started a snowball effect on a flurry of bad results for the Flyers.

A furious rally nearly changed all that. The Flyers erased a three-goal deficit in a matter of eight minutes and were in position to get at least one point out of the game. Just 28 seconds later, a mistake cost the Flyers again, and was the difference in a 5-4 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday night at Barclays Center.

The Flyers have three games remaining in a season of highs and lows, starting with Tuesday night’s game against the New York Islanders, their final road game of the regular season.

With one week left in the regular season, the Stanley Cup Playoff picture is starting to take shape with more and more teams clinching their spots by the day.

The Flyers have really stocked up on prospects in the last four draft years. From the 2014 NHL Draft to the 2017 NHL Draft, the Flyers made 33 selections in the draft. Of the 33 prospects selected, 19 have been signed to entry-level deals.

As the final week of the season begins, Claude Giroux is putting the finishing touches on a career year that hit new heights on Sunday, as he not only surpassed his career high in points, but goals as well in the Flyers 4-3 overtime win over the Bruins.

Claude Giroux scored on a breakaway in overtime for his second goal of the game and 29th of the season, setting a new career high in goals and points, to give the Flyers a 4-3 overtime win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.

Entering Sunday’s game against the Boston Bruins, the Flyers have a magic number of five to clinch a playoff spot, meaning three wins in the final four games control the Flyers own destiny.

Anything is possible in the playoffs. But for the Flyers to have the best chance to play beyond the first round of the playoffs, being the first wildcard may be their best bet.

The Flyers were able to keep some stability in goal for a good part of the year, until injuries started to surface in mid-February that turned this into an out-of-control roller-coaster ride.

It proved to be a gut-check victory for the Flyers, who held off a late flurry from the Colorado Avalanche for a 2-1 win on Wednesday night at Pepsi Center.

The Flyers have been fighting for every point and need it as the season hits the final 10 days. The Flyers close out their last big road trip of the season, taking on the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

The Flyers have been to overtime or a shootout a whopping 24 times this season. Getting to overtime can be an accomplishment, but lately, it’s also been a way for the Flyers to mask their deficiencies and mask an otherwise dismal stretch of games heading into the playoffs.

A 2-on-0 just 40 seconds into overtime gave Dallas the win as Tyler Seguin fed Alexander Radulov for the game-winning goal, snapping an eight-game losing streak and sending the Flyers to a 3-2 loss on Tuesday night.

The Flyers have signed 2015 third-round pick Felix Sandstrom to an entry-level deal on Tuesday, GM Ron Hextall announced.

The Flyers continue a three-game road trip by taking on the Dallas Stars, a team that has lost eight straight games and is starting to see their playoff hopes slip away.

The Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association has nominated Claude Giroux from the Flyers for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

The Phantoms suffered two losses to Providence this weekend. Friday’s loss in overtime, 5-4, coupled with a regulation loss by Bridgeport to Syracuse clinched a spot in the playoffs for Lehigh Valley.

The Penguins completed a season sweep on the Flyers with a 5-4 overtime decision on Sunday afternoon, as the Flyers continued to slowly but surely move closer to a playoff spot, albeit with more performance issues creeping in.

Bryan Rust was able to deflect a pass from Sidney Crosby into the net at 2:25 of overtime, capping off a 5-4 Flyers loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon.

The Flyers have 10 prospects taking part in the CHL Playoffs and three prospects in the NCAA Tournament. Here is a rundown of the Flyers prospects playing in the postseason.

It didn’t come easy, but the Flyers managed to create some separation by beating a Rangers team that had the energy to play spoiler.

A 5-4 shootout loss to the lowly Detroit Red Wings gave the Flyers a deserved result in more ways than one, knocking them from the top three in the Metropolitan Division and back into the wildcard race.

Three second-period goals knocked Petr Mrazek from the game and the Flyers had to furiously rally back to even get one point in the standings. In the end, the rally for two points fell short, as the Flyers dropped the decision to the Detroit Red Wings, 5-4, in a shootout on Tuesday night at Little Caesar’s Arena.