The Philadelphia Flyers will face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Scotiabank Arena on Thursday, with the puck drop scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and NBCS-PH. The contest can also be listened to on WMMR - 93.3 FM Rocks! and CJCL Sportsnet 590 The FAN.
The Philadelphia Flyers have a 29-19-6 record after winning their last game 5-3 against the Arizona Coyotes. The Flyers have won four straight games.
Meanwhile, The Toronto Maple Leafs have a 27-16-8 record after defeating the St. Louis Blues 4-1 in their last matchup. The Maple Leafs have won three games out of the last five.
Philadelphia Flyers’ projected lineups
Forwards
- Owen Tippett - Sean Couturier - Travis Konecny
- Joel Farabee - Morgan Frost - Cam Atkinson
- Garnet Hathaway - Ryan Poehling - Noah Cates
- Olle Lycksell - Scott Laughton - Egor Zamula
Defensemen
- Cam York - Travis Sanheim
- Marc Staal - Jamie Drysdale
- Nick Seeler - Sean Walker
Goalies
- Samuel Ersson -Cal Petersen
Injuries
- Ryan Ellis (lower body)
- Tyson Foerster (lower body)
Philadelphia Flyers starting goalie
Samuel Ersson is expected to start for Philadelphia. Here are his key stats:
- Games Played: 28
- Wins: 15
- Losses: 9
- Draws: 3
- Goals Conceded: 66
- Goals Per Game: 2.49
- Shots Against: 670
- Save Percentage: .901
- Shutouts: 3
- Average Ice Time: 56 minutes and 43 seconds
Toronto Maple Leafs’ projected lineups
Forwards
- J.T. Miller - Elias Lindholm - Brock Boeser
- Nils Hoglander - Elias Pettersson - Pius Suter
- Dakota Joshua - Teddy Blueger - Conor Garland
- Phil Di Giuseppe - Nils Aman Ilya Mikheyev
Defensemen
- Quinn Hughes - Filip Hronek
- Ian Cole - Tyler Myers
- Noah Juulsen - Mark Friedman
Goalies
- Ilya Samsonov - Thatcher Demko
Injuries
- Mitchell Marner (illness)
- Conor Timmins (illness)
- John Klingberg (hip)
- Matt Murray (hip)
- Joseph Woll (ankle)
- John Tavares (illness)
- Calle Jarnkrok (knuckle)
- Jake Muzzin (back)
Toronto Maple Leafs starting goalie
Ilya Samsonov is expected to start for Toronto. Here are his key stats:
- Games Played: 22
- Wins: 10
- Losses: 4
- Draws: 6
- Goals Conceded: 66
- Goals Per Game: 3.27
- Shots Against: 550
- Save Percentage: .880
- Shutouts: 2
- Average Ice Time: 55 minutes and 8 seconds