Early look · NHL 2026-27

Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers: game preview

Los AngelesKings2026-27: 0-2-1 · 1 pts · 2025-26: 35-27-20 · 90 pts · 20that

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

Puck drop28 Jan · 7:30 PM ET

VenueXfinity Mobile Arena

All-time meetings163 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Eight points apart last season

Los Angeles finished last season 20th in the league on 90 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 164

Across 163 completed games, Philadelphia lead the head-to-head 101-53-9.

All-time record101-53-9Philadelphia's record in the series

Meetings played163This is number 164

2025-26 series—

Last 53-2Los Angeles

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

19 Mar 2026PHI 4 – LAK 3 SO——PHI

31 Jan 2026LAK 3 – PHI 2 OT——LAK

29 Dec 2024PHI 4 – LAK 5——LAK

19 Dec 2024LAK 7 – PHI 3——LAK

11 Nov 2023PHI 4 – LAK 2——PHI

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateLos AngelesPhiladelphia

31 Jan 202621-16-13 · 55 pts22nd24-18-9 · 57 pts17th

19 Mar 202628-24-16 · 72 pts21st33-23-12 · 78 pts15th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 31 Jan 2026, Los Angeles were 22nd in the league and Philadelphia 17th. By 19 Mar 2026 it was 21st and 15th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Los Angeles out-attempted Philadelphia 127 to 100

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

Los Angeles Kings

127 att · 46 on goal · 6 G · 13.0%

Crease6 att · 1 G

Slot43 att · 2 G

Wing56 att · 3 G

Point18 att · 0 G

Neutral zone4 att · 0 G

Philadelphia Flyers

100 att · 41 on goal · 5 G · 12.2%

Crease6 att · 1 G

Slot47 att · 2 G

Wing28 att · 1 G

Point14 att · 1 G

Neutral zone5 att · 0 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Los Angeles 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.

Los AngelesPhiladelphia

2.88xG for per game1.95

2.43xG against per game4.51

54.2%xG share30.2%

+0.4FinishingGoals minus expected goals−2.8

−7.7GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+1.0

This season: 3 games for Los Angeles, 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

Los Angeles

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2716.7%

Power play · 2025-2617.0% · 28th

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2761.5%

Penalty kill · 2025-2674.6% · 30th

Faceoffs · 2026-2756.9% · 103/181

Drawn · 2026-2712 (4.00/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2713 (4.33/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 →

Los Angeles

Expected starter after their game on 26 Jan: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Philadelphia

Expected starter after their game on 26 Jan: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Los Angeles crease

LAK · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 25 Jan

Darcy Kuemper.8252 GP · 0-2-0 · GSAx −4.2

Anton Forsberg.8001 GP · 0-0-1 · GSAx −3.5

No appearances against Philadelphia in the last meetings.

Philadelphia crease

PHI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 25 Jan

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

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

No appearances against Los Angeles in the last meetings.

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.0 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

19 Mar 20267 · PHI 4–3 LAK

31 Jan 20265 · LAK 3–2 PHI

29 Dec 20249 · PHI 4–5 LAK

19 Dec 202410 · LAK 7–3 PHI

11 Nov 20236 · PHI 4–2 LAK

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

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

Los Angeles3.005.002.743.01

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 suggest6.0Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings7.4Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

6 on the injury lists

Los Angeles · injuries

Jakub DvorakUpper BodyIRReturn31 Oct

Jan JenikUndisclosedIRReturn24 Oct

Kevin FialaLower LegIRReturn17 Oct

Philadelphia · injuries

Helge GransLower BodyIRReturn8 Oct

Nikita GrebenkinUpper BodyIRReturn8 Oct

Rasmus RistolainenUndisclosedDay-to-dayReturn8 Oct

Latest moves

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27 Sep · LAK

Placed D Otto Salin on the injured non-roster list. Loaned G Erik Portillo to Ontario (AHL).

24 Sep · LAK

Waived for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford (AHL) Fs Martin Chromia, Cole Guttman, Lane Pederson and Francesco Pinelli and D Joe Hicketts. Loaned Fs Aatu Jamsen and Koehn Ziemmer, Ds Angus Booth, Kirill Kirsanov and Jared Woolley to Ontario. Placed F Jan Jenik and D Jakub Dvorak on injured reserve.

15 Jul 2026 · LAK

Signed F Elton Hermansson to a three-year, entry-level contract.

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

Los Angeles · 2026 draft

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#19Elton HermanssonRound 1 · ModoRW

#46Liam LefebvreRound 2 · ChicoutimiC

#49Adam GoljerRound 2 · TrencinD

#80Blake ZielinskiRound 3 · Des MoinesC

Full draft

Philadelphia · 2026 draft

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#27Maksim SokolovskiiRound 1 · LondonD

#53Brek LiskeRound 2 · EverettD

#62Martin PsohlavecRound 2 · Karlovy Vary Jr.G

#120Marek SklenickaRound 4 · SeattleG

Full draft

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Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers: game preview

Eight points apart last season

Meeting number 164

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

Los Angeles out-attempted Philadelphia 127 to 100

Los Angeles Kings

Philadelphia Flyers

Los Angeles have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

Los Angeles

Philadelphia

Skaters to watch

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

Who has stopped this matchup

Los Angeles crease

Philadelphia crease

Scoring rates point to about 6.0 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

6 on the injury lists

Los Angeles · injuries

Philadelphia · injuries

Latest moves

Los Angeles · 2026 draft

Philadelphia · 2026 draft

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