DETROIT -- The Flyers were idle Tuesday, but their playoff quest started to come into focus because of other results from the night.
The Islanders took a major step toward clinching the top wild-card spot (at the least) with a 4-3 overtime win in Washington, while Boston didn't help itself much by dropping a 2-1 shootout to visiting Carolina.
The Flyers, Boston and Detroit all have 91 points. The Flyers have four games left, Detroit has three, and Boston has two.
Detroit, which hosts the Flyers in a huge game Wednesday, is technically third in the Atlantic Division because it has played fewer games than division-partner Boston.