Early look · NHL 2026-27

Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers: game preview

VancouverCanucks2026-27: 2-2-0 · 4 pts · 2025-26: 25-49-8 · 58 pts · 32ndat

PhiladelphiaFlyers2026-27: 0-2-2 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 43-27-12 · 98 pts · 11th

Puck drop27 Nov · 3:00 PM ET

VenueXfinity Mobile Arena

All-time meetings139 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Forty points apart last season

Vancouver finished last season 32nd in the league on 58 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.

Head-to-head

Meeting number 140

Across 139 completed games, Philadelphia lead the head-to-head 98-37-4.

All-time record98-37-4Philadelphia's record in the series

Meetings played139This is number 140

2025-26 series—

Last 54-1Philadelphia

Last 5 meetings

See all: Last 5 meetings →

DateResultShotsPower playWinner

30 Dec 2025PHI 6 – VAN 3——PHI

22 Dec 2025VAN 2 – PHI 5——PHI

19 Oct 2024VAN 3 – PHI 0——VAN

11 Oct 2024PHI 3 – VAN 2 SO——PHI

28 Dec 2023PHI 4 – VAN 1——PHI

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateVancouverPhiladelphia

22 Dec 202515-18-3 · 33 pts31st18-10-7 · 43 pts7th

30 Dec 202516-20-3 · 35 pts31st20-11-7 · 47 pts9th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 22 Dec 2025, Vancouver were 31st in the league and Philadelphia 7th. By 30 Dec 2025 it was 31st and 9th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Philadelphia out-attempted Vancouver 133 to 124

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

Vancouver Canucks

124 att · 60 on goal · 5 G · 8.3%

Crease10 att · 1 G

Slot35 att · 4 G

Wing51 att · 0 G

Point24 att · 0 G

Neutral zone4 att · 0 G

Philadelphia Flyers

133 att · 72 on goal · 11 G · 15.3%

Crease20 att · 3 G

Slot40 att · 4 G

Wing49 att · 2 G

Point18 att · 1 G

Neutral zone6 att · 1 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Vancouver and Philadelphia 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.

VancouverPhiladelphia

2.44xG for per game1.95

3.15xG against per game4.51

43.6%xG share30.2%

+9.2FinishingGoals minus expected goals−2.8

−5.4GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+1.0

This season: 4 games for Vancouver, 4 for Philadelphia. 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

Vancouver

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2723.1%

Power play · 2025-2621.8% · 14th

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2768.8%

Penalty kill · 2025-2671.5% · 32nd

Faceoffs · 2026-2749.3% · 112/227

Drawn · 2026-2713 (3.25/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2716 (4.00/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

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

Skaters

Skaters to watch

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

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 →

Vancouver

Expected starter after their game on 25 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Philadelphia

Expected starter after their game on 25 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Vancouver crease

VAN · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 24 Nov

Kevin Lankinen.8243 GP · 1-2-0 · GSAx −6.4

Leevi Meriläinen.9432 GP · 1-0-0 · GSAx +1.0

No appearances against Philadelphia in the last meetings.

Philadelphia crease

PHI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 24 Nov

Dan Vladar.8632 GP · 0-2-0 · GSAx −1.6

Joseph Woll.9292 GP · 0-0-2 · GSAx +3.2

No appearances against Vancouver in the last meetings.

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.5 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

30 Dec 20259 · PHI 6–3 VAN

22 Dec 20257 · VAN 2–5 PHI

19 Oct 20243 · VAN 3–0 PHI

11 Oct 20245 · PHI 3–2 VAN

28 Dec 20235 · PHI 4–1 VAN

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

Vancouver4.754.502.633.85

Philadelphia1.254.253.052.96

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 suggest6.5Goals 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

Vancouver · injuries

Akil ThomasUndisclosedIRReturn11 Oct

Filip ChytilShoulderIRReturn8 Oct

Jack ThompsonUndisclosedIRReturn11 Oct

Mackenzie MacEachernUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct

Thatcher DemkoHipIRReturn21 Dec

Philadelphia · injuries

Helge GransLower BodyIRReturn8 Oct

Nikita GrebenkinUpper BodyIRReturn8 Oct

Rasmus RistolainenUndisclosedDay-to-dayReturn8 Oct

Latest moves

See all: Latest moves →

27 Sep · VAN

Placed G Nikita Tolopilo on waivers.

25 Sep · VAN

Claimed G Leevi Merilainen off waivers from Ottawa. Placed F Filip Chytil on injured reserve. Assigned F Braeden Cootes to Abbotsford (AHL).

24 Sep · VAN

Assigned Fs Ty Mueller, Riley Patterson, Ilya Safonov and Chase Wouters, Ds Kirill Kudryavtsev and Sawyer Mynio to Abbotsford (AHL). Loaned F Ben Berard and D Isaac Belliveau to Abbotsford. Waived for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford F Trey Fix-Wolansky and Ds Cole Clayton and Jimmy Schuldt.

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).

Injury report

Vancouver · 2026 draft

See all: Vancouver · 2026 draft →

#3Caleb MalhotraRound 1 · BrantfordC

#24Adam NovotnyRound 1 · PeterboroughLW

#33Brooks RogowskiRound 2 · OshawaC

#41Niklas Aaram-OlsenRound 2 · Orebro Jr.LW

Full draft

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

Full draft

Friday 27 November · the full slate

See all: Friday 27 November · the full slate →

PHIThis game 3:00 PM ET

Updated after every final

Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers: game preview

Forty points apart last season

Meeting number 140

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

Philadelphia out-attempted Vancouver 133 to 124

Vancouver Canucks

Philadelphia Flyers

Vancouver and Philadelphia are level on chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

Vancouver

Philadelphia

Skaters to watch

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

Who has stopped this matchup

Vancouver crease

Philadelphia crease

Scoring rates point to about 6.5 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

8 on the injury lists

Vancouver · injuries

Philadelphia · injuries

Latest moves

Vancouver · 2026 draft

Philadelphia · 2026 draft

Friday 27 November · the full slate