NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (5-5-1) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (6-3-1)

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Venue & Game Info

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3601 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148

Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT

Broadcast: NHL Network, NBC Sports Philadelphia, Sportsnet Ontario

Injury Report

Toronto Maple Leafs: No major injuries reported

Philadelphia Flyers: No major injuries reported

Team Recent Form

Toronto Maple Leafs:

Last 5: L-W-W-L-L

Goals per game: 3.4 (10th NHL)

Goals allowed: 3.8 (26th NHL)

Power play: 13.8% (29th NHL)

Penalty kill: 77% (20th NHL)

Road record: 0-3-0

Philadelphia Flyers:

Last 5: W-W-W-L-W

Goals per game: 2.8 (26th NHL)

Goals allowed: 2.4 (2nd NHL)

Power play: 20.0% (17th NHL)

Penalty kill: 82% (12th NHL)

Home record: 6-1-0

Player Matchups

William Nylander (TOR) vs. Trevor Zegras (PHI)

Nylander: 13 points (2 G, 11 A) in 11 games

Zegras: Coming off a 2-goal game vs. Nashville, Flyers’ offensive spark

Auston Matthews (TOR) vs. Sean Couturier (PHI)

Matthews: 4 G, 2 A, 6 PTS in 7 games, elite shot volume

Couturier: 5 G, 5 A, 10 PTS, Flyers’ two-way leader

Goaltending:

Anthony Stolarz (TOR): 2-3-1, 3.01 GAA, .894 SV%

Dan Vladar (PHI): 3-1-0, 1.75 GAA, .929 SV%

Series History

First meeting of the 2025–26 season

Flyers have won 3 of the last 5 matchups

At Philadelphia, Flyers are 6-1-0 this season, while Leafs remain winless on the road

Betting Trends

Maple Leafs: 0-3 on the road; 2-8 O/U this season (low-scoring trend)

Flyers: 6-1 at home; 4-6 O/U this season

Totals: Flyers’ defense ranks 2nd in NHL, Leafs’ offense inconsistent → leaning Under

Game Odds

Toronto Maple Leafs                      – 125

Philadelphia Flyers                         5.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, October 31, 2025

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