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Early look · NHL 2026-27

Philadelphia Flyers at St. Louis Blues: game preview

Puck drop15 Feb · 8:00 PM ET
VenueEnterprise Center
All-time meetings176 completed
BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26
The thesis

Twelve points apart last season

Philadelphia finished last season 11th in the league on 98 points. St. Louis finished 22nd on 86.

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

Head-to-head

Meeting number 177

Across 176 completed games, Philadelphia lead the head-to-head 107-60-9.

All-time record107-60-9Philadelphia's record in the series
Meetings played176This is number 177
2025-26 series—
Last 54-1Philadelphia
DateResultShotsPower playWinner
20 Nov 2025STL 2 – PHI 3 OT——PHI
14 Nov 2025PHI 6 – STL 5 SO——PHI
30 Nov 2024PHI 3 – STL 2 OT——PHI
31 Oct 2024STL 1 – PHI 2——PHI
4 Mar 2024STL 2 – PHI 1 SO——STL
Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DatePhiladelphiaSt. Louis
14 Nov 20259-5-3 · 21 pts13th6-8-4 · 16 pts29th
20 Nov 202510-6-3 · 23 pts20th6-9-6 · 18 pts30th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 14 Nov 2025, Philadelphia were 13th in the league and St. Louis 29th. By 20 Nov 2025 it was 20th and 30th.


Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Philadelphia out-attempted St. Louis 116 to 96

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

Philadelphia Flyers

116 att · 59 on goal · 8 G · 13.6%
Crease12 att · 2 G
Slot44 att · 5 G
Wing38 att · 1 G
Point16 att · 0 G
Neutral zone6 att · 0 G

St. Louis Blues

96 att · 46 on goal · 7 G · 15.2%
Crease8 att · 0 G
Slot41 att · 3 G
Wing33 att · 2 G
Point13 att · 2 G
Neutral zone1 att · 0 G
GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

St. Louis 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.

PhiladelphiaSt. Louis
1.95xG for per game2.69
4.51xG against per game3.33
30.2%xG share44.7%
−2.8FinishingGoals minus expected goals−1.1
+1.0GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed−0.0

This season: 4 games for Philadelphia, 3 for St. Louis. 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

St. Louis

Small sample
Power play · 2026-2712.5%
Power play · 2025-2617.6% · 26th
Power play · last 5 meetings—
Penalty kill · 2026-2790.0%
Penalty kill · 2025-2676.7% · 25th
Faceoffs · 2026-2744.6% · 83/186
Drawn · 2026-278 (2.67/gm)
Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-2710 (3.33/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
83Mason McTavish32020.67
15Dalibor Dvorsky32020.67
Points leaders
PlayerGPGAPP/GP
24Nick Seeler40110.25
55Colton Parayko30110.33
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 13 Feb: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Expected starter after their game on 13 Feb: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Philadelphia crease

PHI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 12 Feb

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

No appearances against St. Louis in the last meetings.

St. Louis crease

STL · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 12 Feb

Joel Hofer.9552 GP · 1-1-0 · GSAx +2.8
Jordan Binnington.8331 GP · 0-1-0 · GSAx −2.5

No appearances against Philadelphia in the last meetings.


Totals

Scoring rates point to about 5.9 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

20 Nov 20255 · STL 2–3 PHI
14 Nov 202511 · PHI 6–5 STL
30 Nov 20245 · PHI 3–2 STL
31 Oct 20243 · STL 1–2 PHI
4 Mar 20243 · STL 2–1 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
St. Louis2.333.332.823.15

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 suggest5.9Goals in this game
Last 5 meetings5.4Goals per game
Line—No total posted yet
Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

7 on the injury lists

Philadelphia · injuries

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

St. Louis · injuries

Alexey ToropchenkoUpper BodyIRReturn14 Nov
Felix TrudeauUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct
Logan MaillouxHandIRReturn25 Nov
Tyler TuckerKneeIRReturn12 Nov
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 · STL

Placed LW Alexey Toropchenko on injured reserve.

27 Sep · STL

Placed G Georgii Romanov and D Calle Rosen on waivers. Claimed RD Justin Barron off waivers.

19 Sep · STL

Placed D Marc Andre Gaudet was placed on waivers.

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
Full draft
#11Tynan LawrenceRound 1 · Boston UniversityC
#16Maddox DagenaisRound 1 · QuebecC
#75Luke SchairerRound 3 · Usa U-18D
#107Landon NyczRound 4 · UmassD
Full draft

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