Early look The full preview opens on Friday 27 November, three days before puck drop, with the expected goalies, the latest team news and game-day prices. Until then this page shows the matchup as it stands.
Early look · NHL 2026-27

Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs: game preview

Puck drop30 Nov · 7:30 PM ET
VenueScotiabank Arena
All-time meetings241 completed
BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26
The thesis

Twenty points apart last season

Philadelphia finished last season 11th in the league on 98 points. Toronto finished 28th on 78.

Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.

Head-to-head

Meeting number 242

Across 241 completed games, Philadelphia lead the head-to-head 140-89-12.

All-time record140-89-12Philadelphia's record in the series
Meetings played241This is number 242
2025-26 series—
Last 54-1Toronto
DateResultShotsPower playWinner
2 Mar 2026PHI 3 – TOR 2 SO——PHI
8 Jan 2026TOR 2 – PHI 1 OT——TOR
1 Nov 2025TOR 5 – PHI 2——TOR
25 Mar 2025PHI 2 – TOR 7——TOR
7 Jan 2025TOR 3 – PHI 2——TOR
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The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DatePhiladelphiaToronto
1 Nov 20256-4-1 · 13 pts19th6-5-1 · 13 pts22nd
8 Jan 202622-12-8 · 52 pts9th21-15-7 · 49 pts15th
2 Mar 202624-18-9 · 57 pts17th24-19-9 · 57 pts18th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 1 Nov 2025, Philadelphia were 19th in the league and Toronto 22nd. By 2 Mar 2026 it was 17th and 18th.


Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Philadelphia out-attempted Toronto 189 to 165

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Philadelphia Flyers

189 att · 81 on goal · 5 G · 6.2%
Crease12 att · 0 G
Slot79 att · 4 G
Wing67 att · 1 G
Point29 att · 0 G
Neutral zone2 att · 0 G

Toronto Maple Leafs

165 att · 81 on goal · 9 G · 11.1%
Crease7 att · 0 G
Slot55 att · 3 G
Wing80 att · 4 G
Point18 att · 1 G
Neutral zone5 att · 1 G
GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Philadelphia and Toronto are level on 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.

PhiladelphiaToronto
1.95xG for per game3.40
4.51xG against per game3.21
30.2%xG share51.4%
−2.8FinishingGoals minus expected goals−2.6
+1.0GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+1.9

This season: 4 games for Philadelphia, 4 for Toronto. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →


Special teams

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.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Philadelphia

Small sample
Power play · 2026-270.0%
Power play · 2025-2615.7% · 32nd
Power play · last 5 meetings—
Penalty kill · 2026-2773.3%
Penalty kill · 2025-2677.6% · 22nd
Faceoffs · 2026-2753.6% · 133/248
Drawn · 2026-2711 (2.75/gm)
Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-2715 (3.75/gm)
PP goals · last meetings0

Toronto

Small sample
Power play · 2026-2721.4%
Power play · 2025-2621.3% · 15th
Power play · last 5 meetings—
Penalty kill · 2026-2790.9%
Penalty kill · 2025-2681.2% · 8th
Faceoffs · 2026-2751.1% · 113/221
Drawn · 2026-2714 (3.50/gm)
Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-2711 (2.75/gm)
PP goals · last meetings0

Skaters

Skaters to watch

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.

PlayerGPGAPP/GP
14Sean Couturier40220.50
11Travis Konecny40220.50
74Owen Tippett41010.25
34Auston Matthews42351.25
91John Tavares41230.75
Points leaders
PlayerGPGAPP/GP
24Nick Seeler40110.25
44Morgan Rielly40330.75
43Darren Raddysh40110.25
Defencemen stats

Goaltending

Who has stopped this matchup

Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Expected starter after their game on 28 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Expected starter after their game on 28 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Philadelphia crease

PHI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 27 Nov

Dan Vladar.8632 GP · 0-2-0 · GSAx −1.6
Joseph Woll.9292 GP · 0-0-2 · GSAx +3.2

No appearances against Toronto in the last meetings.

Toronto crease

TOR · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 27 Nov

Sergei Bobrovsky.8872 GP · 0-2-0 · GSAx +0.1
Anthony Stolarz.9042 GP · 2-0-0 · GSAx +0.6

No appearances against Philadelphia in the last meetings.


Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.2 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

2 Mar 20265 · PHI 3–2 TOR
8 Jan 20263 · TOR 2–1 PHI
1 Nov 20257 · TOR 5–2 PHI
25 Mar 20259 · PHI 2–7 TOR
7 Jan 20255 · TOR 3–2 PHI

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA
Philadelphia1.254.253.052.96
Toronto2.752.753.093.65

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.

Scoring rates suggest6.2Goals in this game
Last 5 meetings5.8Goals per game
Line—No total posted yet
Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

8 on the injury lists

Philadelphia · injuries

Helge GransLower BodyIRReturn8 Oct
Nikita GrebenkinUpper BodyIRReturn8 Oct
Rasmus RistolainenUndisclosedDay-to-dayReturn8 Oct

Toronto · injuries

Cade WebberElbowIRReturn31 Oct
Dakota JoshuaAbdomenIRReturn24 Oct
Elvis MerzlikinsShoulderIRReturn30 Mar
Max DomiBackIRReturn21 Nov
William VilleneuveKneeIRReturn31 Oct
5 Oct · PHI

Reinstated C Jett Luchanko Barkey from injured reserve.

27 Sep · PHI

Agreed to terms with LW Garrett Wilson on a 1-Year contract. Loaned G Alexei Kolosov to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

25 Sep · PHI

Loaned Fs Jacob Gaucher, Cole Knuble and Jett Luchanko and D Oliver Bonk to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

5 Oct · TOR

Placed RW Nikita Grebenkin on injured reserve.

30 Sep · TOR

Moved C Max Domi from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve.

29 Sep · TOR

Placed D Cade Webber on the injured non-roster list.

Injury report

Philadelphia · 2026 draft

See all: Philadelphia · 2026 draft →
#27Maksim SokolovskiiRound 1 · LondonD
#53Brek LiskeRound 2 · EverettD
#62Martin PsohlavecRound 2 · Karlovy Vary Jr.G
#120Marek SklenickaRound 4 · SeattleG
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#1Gavin McKennaRound 1 · Penn StateLW
#60Alexander BileckiRound 2 · KitchenerD
#69Ethan MacKenzieRound 3 · EdmontonD
#73Zach OlsenRound 3 · SaskatoonRW
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