New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers: The Battle of the Turnpikes

When Do the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers Play Next?

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Are the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers Rivals?

Yes, the Philadelphia Flyers and the New Jersey Devils are rivals in the NHL. Both teams are members of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference and have faced off in six Stanley Cup Playoffs series.

Who are the New Jersey Devils’ Biggest Rivals?

The New Jersey Devils’ biggest rivals are the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division. Both opponents are regional and divisional rivals; the Devils vs. Flyers matchup is often referred to as the “Battle of the Turnpikes,” named for the highway dividing the New Jersey’s northern Devils contingent and southern Flyers fanbase, while the Devils-Rangers rivalry earns its “Battle of the Hudson River” name from the body of water between parts of New Jersey and New York.

Who Are the Philadelphia Flyers’ Biggest Rivals?

The Philadelphia Flyers’ biggest rivals are the New Jersey Devils, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins (otherwise known as the Battle of Pennsylvania) and the Washington Capitals in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, plus the Boston Bruins from the Atlantic Division.

Game Results Between the Flyers and Devils

Of the NHL’s 82 regular season games, fans can expect three to four matchups between the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils each year. In 268 meetings, the Devils hold a 124-117-18-9 edge over the Flyers.

New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers Series History

A new regional sports feud was born in 1982 when the New Jersey Devils landed in the NHL, just over 80 miles away from the Philadelphia Flyers. Starting together in the Patrick Division, the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers have continued as divisional opponents through realignments to the Atlantic Division in 1993 and the current Metropolitan Division in 2013. However, the crux of the Devils-Flyers rivalry lies in its regional roots, earning its “Battle of the Turnpike” nickname due to the north-to-south New Jersey highway mirroring the notable divide in fandom between the Devils in northern New Jersey and the Flyers faithful in southern Jersey near Philly.

Initially, the feud was heavily one-sided: Philadelphia won the first 13 Flyers vs. Devils regular season series, plus their first postseason matchup in the first round of the 1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs, 2-0. The Battle of the Turnpike escalated with a pair of Eastern Conference Finals matchups in 1995 and 2000. The Devils won both series, and ultimately two Stanley Cups.

In the first round of the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Philadelphia Flyers won their first postseason series against the reigning champions New Jersey Devils, 4-1. In 2010, the Flyers netted another 4-1 outcome versus the Devils in the first round, but later fell to New Jersey with the same series record in the 2012 Eastern Conference semifinals. Outside of the playoffs, the Devils-Flyers rivalry has played out on the ice during the NHL Stadium Series in 2024, where the Devils claimed victory at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, 3-1.

Where Do the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils Play?

The New Jersey Devils compete at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In 2007, the Devils moved from New Rutherford, New Jersey to their current home ice in Newark, often called “The Rock” for the Rock of Gibraltar logo from the venue’s namesake sponsor Prudential Financial. In its hockey configuration, Prudential Center seats up to 16,514 fans. Along with the Devils, The Rock hosts the PWHL’s New York Sirens and the NCAA’s Seton Hall Pirates men’s basketball team.

The Philadelphia Flyers play at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, the arena stands beside Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, and Citizens Bank Park, home of MLB’s Philadelphia Phillies. Aside from the Flyers, Wells Fargo Center itself hosts the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the NLL’s Philadelphia Wings and the Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball team. Opened in 1996, the Philly indoor arena currently holds 19,541 fans for hockey games, and has previously presided over Stanley Cup Finals in 1997 and 2010 as well as the NCAA Men’s Hockey Frozen Four in 2014.