Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers: game preview
PhiladelphiaFlyers2026-27: 0-2-2 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 43-27-12 · 98 pts · 11that
EdmontonOilers2026-27: 2-0-1 · 5 pts · 2025-26: 41-30-11 · 93 pts · 14thFive points apart last season
Philadelphia finished last season 11th in the league on 98 points. Edmonton finished 14th on 93.
Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.
Meeting number 105
Across 104 completed games, Philadelphia lead the head-to-head 55-42-7.
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 12 Nov 2025, Philadelphia were 16th in the league and Edmonton 15th. By 3 Jan 2026 it was 9th and 15th.
Philadelphia out-attempted Edmonton 110 to 106
Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.
Philadelphia Flyers
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton 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: 4 games for Philadelphia, 3 for Edmonton. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
Last 10 games: 10 games for Philadelphia, 10 for Edmonton.
2025-26: 86 games for Philadelphia, 82 for Edmonton.
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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Small sampleEdmonton
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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 9 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.
Expected starter after their game on 9 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.
Philadelphia crease
PHI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 8 Nov
No appearances against Edmonton in the last meetings.
Edmonton crease
EDM · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 8 Nov
No appearances against Philadelphia in the last meetings.
Scoring rates point to about 6.6 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
Philadelphia1.254.253.052.96
Edmonton5.674.673.443.28Goals 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.
12 on the injury lists
Philadelphia · injuries
Edmonton · injuries
Latest moves
See all: Latest moves →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).
Placed F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve. Placed D Alec Regula on long-term injured reserve. Recalled F Josh Samanski under emergency conditions.
Placed G Matt Tomkins on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield (AHL).
Loaned D Tomas Cibulka, Fs Connor Clattenburg, Quinn Hutson, Viljami Marjala, William Nicholl and Aku Raty and G Connor Ungar to Bakersfield (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield Ds Josh Brown and Riley Stillman and F Eduards Tralmaks.
Philadelphia · 2026 draft
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