Philadelphia Flyers
5-10-515 PTS6th in the Metropolitan divisionNHL
Playoff odds
<1%
Power play
18.3 %
Penalty kill
80.6 %
Goals per game
2.25
Goals against
3.25
Faceoffs
50.7 %
Playoff odds
All 32 teams →Make playoffs
1%
Top 3 in division
<1%
Win the division
<1%
Projected points
77
67–86
Performance
Actual goals: on pace for 59 pts
Expected goals: on pace for 57 pts
Actual and expected goals tell the same story.
Talent (WAR)
Lineup: 20.2 WAR (17th of 32)
- Dan Vladar3.8
- Tyson Foerster2.7
- Owen Tippett1.6
- Trevor Zegras1.5
- Joseph Woll1.5
Injuries
Cost the rest of the way: −0.2 win
- Nikita Grebenkin (38 g.)−0.2
Team Pulse · 2026-27
All 32 teams →Team Pulse says which way the team is heading (−100 to +100), first over its last five seasons, then this season. The rating this year, separately, says how good it is right now (0 to 100): an average team can rise fast, an excellent one can decline.
5-year pulse
+27
↑ Rising
- RESResults
- ↑↑
- OFFOffense
- →
- DEFDefense
- ↑
- PPPower play
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- ↑
- GOALGoaltending
- →
- POSPossession
- →
Rating this year
28/ 100
25 of 32
Changes as the season goes: after 9 games, last season still counts for 69%. It fades with every game.
Pulse this season
-10
→ Stable
- OFFOffense
- 9
- ↓
- DEFDefense
- 56
- ↓
- PPPower play
- 14
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- 71
- ↑
- GOALGoaltending
- 56
- ↑
- POSPossession
- 16
- ↓
- ROSTERRoster
- 39
- →
Why Philadelphia Flyers is rising
- Over 5 years (21-22 to 25-26): index 81.6 → 98.3, rising (+3.4 per season); improving: results and defense; slipping: goaltending.
- EV xGF/60: 2.37 → 1.72 (↓ 27.3%, worse)
- EV xGA/60: 2.29 → 2.88 (↑ 25.9%, worse)
- PK xGA/60: 7.26 → 7.21 (↓ 0.7%, better)
- xGA ÷ goals allowed: 0.963 → 1.201 (↑ 24.7%, better)
- EV xG%: 50.8 % → 37.4 % (↓ 26.5%, worse)
- Roster: 8 key players rising, 2 declining, 8 stable.
- The progress comes mostly from goaltending, while offense holds it back; the core is stable.
- Early season (9 games): the pulse rests mostly on the roster, and last season still weighs heavily in the rating this year.
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Pulse by horizon
| 10 games | Season | 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Pulse | — | — | -10 | -9 |
| OFF · Offense | — | — | -35 | -40 |
| DEF · Defense | — | — | -28 | -23 |
| PP · Power play | — | — | -1 | +8 |
| PK · Penalty kill | — | — | +23 | +20 |
| GOAL · Goaltending | — | — | +22 | +28 |
| POS · Possession | — | — | -32 | -36 |
| ROSTER · Roster | — | — | +7 | +7 |
— : not enough games yet for that horizon (last 10 vs previous 10: 20 games; season: 25). The 5- and 10-year horizons will come with past seasons' history.
Roster Trend · +7 (core +7)
| Player | Trend | PAL | WAR/60 | Scoring | Passing | Defense | Skating | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis SanheimD · 30 · core | ↑ +19 | +7 | +31 | 0 | +3 | +17 | +3 | -15 |
| Cam YorkD · 25 · core | → -7 | +3 | -25 | -9 | +5 | +4 | +2 | +15 |
| Noah CatesW · 27 · core | → +4 | +6 | -18 | +7 | +6 | 0 | +10 | 0 |
| Owen TippettW · 27 · core | ↑ +14 | +21 | -4 | +9 | -2 | +5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean CouturierC · 33 · core | ↑ +12 | +12 | +15 | -9 | -3 | +15 | +2 | -30 |
| Nick SeelerD · 33 · core | → -5 | +3 | -1 | +2 | -21 | +1 | -3 | -30 |
| Trevor ZegrasC · 25 | ↑↑ +41 | +36 | +30 | +18 | +12 | +3 | 0 | +15 |
| Jamie DrysdaleD · 24 | ↑ +15 | +18 | -1 | +1 | +6 | +14 | 0 | +15 |
| Noel AcciariC · 34 | ↑↑ +33 | +21 | +38 | +21 | +1 | +3 | 0 | -30 |
| Rasmus RistolainenD · 31 | ↓ -18 | -8 | -19 | -13 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -15 |
| Matvei MichkovW · 21 | ↓ -21 | -16 | -33 | -6 | +1 | +14 | -9 | +30 |
| Michael BuntingW · 31 | → -3 | -8 | +19 | -12 | -8 | +4 | +3 | -15 |
| Christian DvorakC · 30 | ↑ +13 | +8 | +1 | +13 | +14 | -3 | -1 | -15 |
| Travis KonecnyW · 29 | → -7 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -10 | 0 |
| Denver BarkeyC · 21 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 |
| Simon BenoitD · 28 | → +1 | +1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2 | 0 |
| Tyson FoersterW · 24 | → +4 | -2 | +14 | +5 | -1 | -1 | -3 | +15 |
| Carl GrundstromW · 28 | ↑ +11 | +3 | +28 | +5 | -9 | +5 | +1 | 0 |
A player's trend compares 2025-26 with 2024-25 (PAL, WAR per 60, SC, PA, DF, SK ratings, in percentile points) and adds age. Roster Trend weights each player by ice time and importance: a rising fourth line doesn't offset a declining top center.
The Philadelphia Flyers story
Born out of the NHL expansion awarded on June 5, 1967, the club took the ice in 1967-68 and quickly became a defining Philadelphia presence. Home games moved from the Spectrum to Xfinity Mobile Arena in 1996, keeping the franchise anchored on Broad Street and within the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. The team’s tough, physical style in the 1970s earned the nickname "Broad Street Bullies" and delivered the pinnacle of success with Stanley Cup victories in 1974 and 1975; the club has reached the Final five other times, most recently in 2010.
Today the franchise remains a major player in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, playing at Xfinity Mobile Arena and sustaining a passionate local following. The organization balances respect for its rugged past with efforts to compete in a modern NHL, pursuing postseason success while representing one of the league’s most recognizable brands.
A handful of figures loom large in the club’s story: Bernie Parent’s contributions in goal, Bobby Clarke’s leadership on and off the ice, Bill Barber’s scoring touch and Mark Howe’s defensive excellence helped shape the Flyers’ identity. At the centre of the current roster stands captain Sean Couturier, a link between the franchise’s storied history and its present ambitions.
Historical facts from Wikipedia and NHL archives; text written by PickALeague.
The franchise
- Founded
- 1967
- Stanley Cups
- 2
- First season
- 1967-68
- City
- Philadelphia
- Home
- Q818735
- Seats
- 20,328
- Head coach
- Rick Tocchet
- Captain
- Sean Couturier
Stanley Cups
- 1973-74
- 1974-75
MascotGrittyRetired numbers
- 1Bernie Parent (1967-71, 1973-79)
- 2Mark Howe (1982-92)
- 4Barry Ashbee (1970-74)
- 7Bill Barber (1972-85)
- 16Bobby Clarke (1969-84)
- 88Eric Lindros (1992-00)
Captains
- Sean CouturierFeb. 15, 2024 – Present
- (No Captain)March 20, 2022 – Feb. 12, 2024
- Claude GirouxJan. 19, 2013 – March 18, 2022
- (No Captain)Dec. 2, 2011 – May 8, 2012
- Chris ProngerOct. 6 – Nov. 26, 2011
- Mike RichardsOct. 11, 2008 – May 6, 2011
- Jason SmithOct. 4, 2007 – May 18, 2008
- (No Captain)Feb. 15 – April 8, 2007
- Peter ForsbergOct. 5, 2006 – Feb. 12, 2007
- Derian HatcherJan. 30 – May 2, 2006
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- Keith PrimeauOct. 25, 2001 – Jan. 28, 2006
- Eric DesjardinsApril 13, 2000 – Oct. 20, 2001
- (No Captain)March 1 – April 9, 2000
- Eric LindrosJan. 21, 1995 – Feb. 29, 2000
- Kevin DineenOct. 9, 1993 – April 14, 1994
- (No Captain)Feb. 22, 1992 – Oct. 5, 1993
- Rick TocchetOct. 4, 1991 – Feb. 18, 1992
- Ron SutterJan. 16, 1990 – March 30, 1991
- Dave PoulinOct. 11, 1984 – Jan. 14, 1990
- Bobby ClarkeDec. 5, 1982 – April 7, 1984
- Bill BarberOct. 9, 1981 – Dec. 4, 1982
- Mel BridgmanOct. 11, 1979 – April 26, 1981
- Bobby ClarkeJan. 18, 1973 – April 24, 1979
- Ed Van ImpeOct. 13, 1968 – Jan. 14, 1973
- Lou AngottiOct. 11, 1967 – April 18, 1968
Head coaches
- Rick TocchetOct. 9, 2025 – Present
- Brad ShawMarch 27 – April 17, 2025
- John TortorellaOct. 13, 2022 – March 25, 2025
- Mike YeoDec. 6, 2021 – April 29, 2022
- Alain VigneaultOct. 4, 2019 – Dec. 5, 2021
- Scott GordonDec. 18, 2018 – April 6, 2019
- Dave HakstolOct. 8, 2015 – Dec. 15, 2018
- Craig BerubeOct. 8, 2013 – April 11, 2015
- Peter LavioletteDec. 5, 2009 – Oct. 6, 2013
- John StevensOct. 26, 2006 – Dec. 3, 2009
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- Ken HitchcockOct. 10, 2002 – Oct. 20, 2006
- Bill BarberDec. 10, 2000 – April 26, 2002
- Craig RamsayOct. 5 – Dec. 8, 2000
- Roger NeilsonMarch 10, 1998 – May 26, 2000
- Wayne CashmanOct. 1, 1997 – March 8, 1998
- Terry MurrayJan. 21, 1995 – June 7, 1997
- Terry SimpsonOct. 5, 1993 – April 14, 1994
- Bill DineenDec. 5, 1991 – April 16, 1993
- Paul HolmgrenOct. 6, 1988 – Dec. 2, 1991
- Mike KeenanOct. 11, 1984 – April 16, 1988
- Bob McCammonMarch 20, 1982 – April 7, 1984
- Pat QuinnFeb. 1, 1979 – March 18, 1982
- Bob McCammonOct. 12, 1978 – Jan. 29, 1979
- Fred SheroOct. 9, 1971 – May 11, 1978
- Vic StasiukOct. 11, 1969 – April 11, 1971
- Keith AllenOct. 11, 1967 – April 6, 1969
Fun facts: Philadelphia Flyers
Do the Philadelphia Flyers play tonight?
Not today. Their next game is on November 12, 2026, at the Edmonton Oilers, at 9:00 p.m..
What channel is the Philadelphia Flyers game on?
Their next game is carried by NBCSP, SNW.
What is the Philadelphia Flyers record?
5-10-5, good for 15 points in 20 games, 6th in the Metropolitan division.
Who leads the Philadelphia Flyers in scoring?
Matvei Michkov, with 14 points (10 goals, 4 assists).
Where do the Philadelphia Flyers play?
At Q818735 in Philadelphia, which seats 20,328.
Who is the Philadelphia Flyers captain?
Sean Couturier wears the “C”.
Who coaches the Philadelphia Flyers?
Rick Tocchet is the head coach.
How many Stanley Cups have the Philadelphia Flyers won?
2, the most recent in 1974-75.
Which numbers have the Philadelphia Flyers retired?
6 : 1 Bernie Parent, 2 Mark Howe, 4 Barry Ashbee, 7 Bill Barber, 16 Bobby Clarke, 88 Eric Lindros.
How long have the Philadelphia Flyers existed?
Their first season in the league was 1967-68.
Who is the Philadelphia Flyers mascot?
Gritty.
Who is injured on the Philadelphia Flyers?
2 : Nikita Grebenkin (injured reserve, back), Rasmus Ristolainen (injured reserve, hand).