Venue & Game Details
Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3601 S Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: NBC Sports Philadelphia / Bally Sports Florida / ESPN+
Team Records & Recent Form
Florida Panthers (3-0-0): Off to a perfect start, defeating Carolina, New Jersey, and Tampa Bay. Sam Reinhart already has 4 goals, while Aleksander Barkov has 5 assists. Florida has outscored opponents 13–6.
Philadelphia Flyers (0-1-1): Dropped their opener 2–1 to Florida and then fell 3–2 in overtime to Carolina. Travis Konecny leads with 2 points, but the Flyers have scored only 3 goals in two games.
Recent Form (last 5 games, including preseason):
Panthers: W–W–W–L–W
Flyers: OTL–L–W–L–W
Injury Report
Panthers: No major injuries reported.
Flyers: Drake Batherson (upper body) – day-to-day; Sean Couturier (maintenance) expected to play.
Key Player Matchups
Sam Reinhart (FLA) vs. Travis Konecny (PHI): Reinhart’s finishing ability has been key to Florida’s hot start, while Konecny is Philadelphia’s most reliable scorer.
Aleksander Barkov (FLA) vs. Morgan Frost (PHI): Barkov’s two-way dominance against Frost’s playmaking will be a central battle down the middle.
Goaltending: Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) vs. Samuel Ersson (PHI). Bobrovsky has a .926 SV% through three games, while Ersson has struggled with an .883 SV% dating back to last season.
Series History
2024–25 season series: Florida won 2 of 3 meetings, outscoring Philadelphia 9–5.
Recent trend: Panthers are 7-2-1 in their last 10 vs. Flyers, including 3 straight wins in Philadelphia.
Betting Trends
Florida games have gone Over 5.5 in 2 of 3 starts this season.
Flyers have scored 2 or fewer goals in 6 of their last 8 games (including preseason).
Panthers are 12-4 in their last 16 road games.
Flyers are 2-8 in their last 10 home games vs. Florida.
Score Projection: Panthers 4 – Flyers 2
Game Odds
Florida Panthers – 142
Philadelphia Flyers 5.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, October 12, 2025
