Philadelphia Flyers
2026-27 · 0-1-1 · 1 pts · 6th Metropolitan
The Philadelphia Flyers are 0-1-1 (1 point) through 2 games of 2026-27, 6th in the Metropolitan Division and 10th in the Eastern, with a -8 goal differential.
Next up: home to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sat, Oct 3, against an opponent on a back-to-back.
Over the last 2 games, the top line has been Couturier – Acciari – Grundstrom and the top pair Ristolainen – Sanheim. PP1 is Dvorak, Konecny, Tippett, York and Bump.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 47.7% of shot attempts (26th in the NHL) and 52.0% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 161-149.
Dan Vladar has started 51 of 82 games with a .906 save percentage; Ersson has 29 starts.
3 players are on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 2 games of shift data. Times are together per game.
Flyers line combinations tool →Next game: Daniel Vladar● Projected
- Dan Vladar51 GS · .906 SV%
- Samuel Ersson29 GS · .870 SV%
- Aleksei Kolosov2 GS · .830 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Vladar | 3 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Joseph Woll | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
Fri, Oct 2 to Thu, Oct 8, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sat, Oct 3 · CAR @ PHI
Edge: PHI +12.1 ptsBack-to-back · 552 km travel
1 day rest · 126 km travel
PHI has the schedule edge (+12.1 pts net win probability): car on a b2b, car backup likely (68%), b2b vs rested phi, backup likely (68%).
Mon, Oct 5 · PHI @ TBL
No schedule edge1 day rest · 1,488 km travel
1 day rest
No meaningful schedule edge: PHI (1 day rest) at TBL (1 day rest).
Thu, Oct 8 · PHI @ OTT
No schedule edge2 days rest · 2,014 km travel
1 day rest · 659 km travel
No meaningful schedule edge: PHI (2 days rest) at OTT (1 day rest).
for Flyers's next games, as win-probability edges.
No Flyers skater is rising right now: nobody's role or production has jumped over his last 5 games.
Next: vs Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Oct 3
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Konecny C | 77 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 19:05 | 2:45 | 46.6% |
| Trevor Zegras C | 81 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 18:43 | 2:55 | 49.6% |
| Owen Tippett R | 81 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 16:51 | 2:10 | 49.6% |
| Matvei Michkov R | 81 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 14:50 | 2:06 | 49.9% |
| Christian Dvorak L | 80 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 18:28 | 1:37 | 46.2% |
| Noah Cates L | 82 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 16:15 | 2:02 | 48.0% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Metropolitan Division
| Team | GP | Record | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penguins | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| Blue Jackets | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| Devils | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| Rangers | 2 | 1-1-0 | 2 |
| Hurricanes | 1 | 0-0-1 | 1 |
| Flyers | 2 | 0-1-1 | 1 |
| Capitals | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Islanders | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0 |
- PP1Christian Dvorak – Travis Konecny – Owen Tippett – Cam York – Alex Bump1:51
36 PP goals in 387:37 of man-advantage time (32nd in GF/60).
- Nikita GrebenkinRWDay-To-DayUndisclosed · day-to-day
- Helge GransDInjured ReserveLower Body · Grans sustained the injury in Thursday's 2-0 preseason win over Boston. It's unclear when he will be ready to return, but he will likely head to AHL Lehigh Valley once he's healthy.
- Denver BarkeyCInjured ReserveLower Body · Barkey is eligible to be activated whenever he is healthy, but he will likely miss the start of the 2026-27 campaign. He generated five goals, 17 points, 43 shots on net and 43 hits in 43 regular-season appe
Where the offence comes from
Share of Flyers 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 160.4 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.296 · 13th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%52.0% · 8th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%47.7% · 26th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Flyers rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Flyers news
- Flyers' mistakes have helped fuel early struggles, but Joseph Woll's performance a welcome signInquirer.com
- Joseph Woll just rescued the Flyers from an absolute nightmareBroad Street Hockey
- Analyst Hot Take Outlines Blockbuster Matthews-for-Michkov TradeThe Hockey Writers
- Former Maple Leaf Joseph Woll Makes Save Of The YearYahoo Sports
- Joseph Woll News: Pelted with pucks in team debutRotoWire
- Flyers' Joseph Woll: Pelted with pucks in team debutCBS Sports
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