Anaheim Ducks at Philadelphia Flyers: game preview
AnaheimDucks2026-27: 2-0-0 · 4 pts · 2025-26: 43-33-6 · 92 pts · 18that
PhiladelphiaFlyers2026-27: 0-2-2 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 43-27-12 · 98 pts · 11thSix points apart last season
Anaheim finished last season 18th in the league on 92 points. Philadelphia finished 11th on 98.
Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.
Meeting number 51
Across 50 completed games, Anaheim lead the head-to-head 25-18-7.
Last 5 meetings
See all: Last 5 meetings →The table on each 2025-26 meeting night
League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 6 Jan 2026, Anaheim were 24th in the league and Philadelphia 9th. By 18 Mar 2026 it was 13th and 16th.
Philadelphia out-attempted Anaheim 132 to 130
Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.
Anaheim Ducks
Philadelphia Flyers
Anaheim have created the better chances, last 10 games
Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.
This season: 2 games for Anaheim, 4 for Philadelphia. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
Last 10 games: 10 games for Anaheim, 10 for Philadelphia.
2025-26: 87 games for Anaheim, 86 for Philadelphia.
Power play and penalty kill, season and series
This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.
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Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.
Who has stopped this matchup
Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.
Expected starter after their game on 22 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.
Expected starter after their game on 21 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.
Anaheim crease
ANA · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 21 Oct
No appearances against Philadelphia in the last meetings.
Philadelphia crease
PHI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 21 Oct
No appearances against Anaheim in the last meetings.
Scoring rates point to about 6.3 goals
No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.
Goals in the last 5 meetings
Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.
Scoring rates
Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.
6 on the injury lists
Anaheim · injuries
Philadelphia · injuries
Latest moves
See all: Latest moves →Signed D Tristan Luneau to a six-year contract extension.
Reassigned C Roger McQueen and C Cruz Lucius to San Diego (AHL). Recalled D Noah Warren, D Ian Mitchell and D Tristan Luneau from San Diego. Placed D Drew Helleson on injured reserve. Moved RW Troy Terry from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve.
Placed G Laurent Brossoit and D Travis Mitchell on waivers.
Reinstated C Jett Luchanko Barkey from injured reserve.
Agreed to terms with LW Garrett Wilson on a 1-Year contract. Loaned G Alexei Kolosov to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Loaned Fs Jacob Gaucher, Cole Knuble and Jett Luchanko and D Oliver Bonk to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Anaheim · 2026 draft
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