EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. PHILADELPHIA GP RECORD HOME (40) AWAY (42) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. PHILADELPHIA 82 36-35-8-3 23-10-6-1 13-25-2-2 258 273
OILERS vs. PHILADELPHIA – 2022-23 2 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1 5 3
QUICK FACTS
- Thursday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of two games against the Flyers this season and the lone game in Philadelphia. The next time these teams meet will be on January 2nd in Edmonton.
- The last time these teams met was on February 21st in Edmonton, where the Oilers defeated the Flyers 4-2.
- Evander Kane leads the team with 26 career points against Philadelphia and Cody Ceci has appeared in a team leading 29 career games against the Flyers.
HOT START
The Oilers four goals in the 1st period on Oct. 17 at NSH equaled their highest goal output in the 1st period of a road game since 1985.
SIX OF A KIND
Six Oilers (Hyman, Draisaitl, Bouchard, McDavid, Foegele and Nugent-Hopkins) posted multi-point efforts on Oct. 17 at NSH.
KING OF THE POWER PLAY
Leon Draisaitl scored twice on the power play on Oct. 17 at NSH and now sits at 128 career power play goals. His 127th power play goal in the 1st period against Nashville, moved him into sole possession of 1st in power play goals in Oilers franchise history. Ryan Smyth and Glenn Anderson sit second with 126.
McDAVID MILESTONE
McDavid posted an assist in the 2nd period on Oct. 17 at NSH, marking his 550th career assist. He became the 5th fastest player to reach 550 assists in NHL history.
FAMILIAR FACES
The Oilers have 20 players on their roster that appeared in games for the Oilers in 2022-23.
SHUTTING THE DOOR
Jack Campbell posted 43 saves on Oct. 17 at NSH to record his 1st win of the season. His 43 saves mark a new Oilers high. Campbell has now won 5 of his last 6 starts, dating back to March 20, 2023.
GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in first period goals (5) through three games. In 2022-23, the Oilers ranked 1st in the NHL in goals for in the first period (92) and the second period (128).
LAST 10 GAMES vs. PHILADELPHIA
Record: 5-3-1
GF: 34 GA: 27
2022-23 2/21/23 @ EDM 4-2 W
2022-23 2/9/23 @ PHI 2-1 L (OT)
2021-22 3/1/22 @ PHI 3-0 W
2021-22 10/27/21 @ EDM 5-3 L
2019-20 10/16/19 @ EDM 6-3 W
2018-19 2/2/18 @ PHI 4-5 L (OT)
2018-19 12/14/18 @ EDM 4-1 W
2017-18 12/6/17 @ EDM 2-4 L
2017-18 10/21/17 @ PHI 1-2 L
2016-17 2/16/17 @ EDM 6-3 W
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) BROADCAST INFO.
Sat., Oct. 21 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center 8 p.m. NBCSP / 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., Oct. 24 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena 11 p.m. ESPN / 97.5 The Fanatic
Thur., Oct. 26 Minnesota Wild Wells Fargo Center 7:30 p.m. ESPN+, Hulu / 93.3 WMMR
NJURY REPORT
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Rasmus Ristolainen (D) IR – undisclosed 10/9- 3
2023-24 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 3
HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS OILERS
38-35-9 ALL-TIME RECORD 36-35-11
27-13-2 HOME 23-10-7
11-22-7 ROAD 13-25-4
2-3-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-1-1
5-5-0 LAST 10 MEETINGS 5-3-2
273 GOALS SCORED 258
19.9% POWER PLAY 16.3%
83.7% PENALTY KILL 80.1%
Ristolainen: 2-12=14 in 17 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS
Kane: 11-15=26 in 28 GP
Atkinson: 9-4=13 in 19 GP McDavid: 10-15=25 in 13 GP
Couturier: 3-5=8 in 12 GP Draisaitl: 7-12=19 in 13 GP
Hart: 3-3-0, 3.02 GAA, .909 SV% in 6 GP
TEAM GOALTENDERS
Campbell: 3-2-0, 2.60 GAA, .920 SV%, 1 SO in 5 GP
Ersson: Has not faced EDM Skinner: 1-0-1, 1.44 GAA, .952 SV% in 2 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced EDM
2023-24 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES ET)
October 19 Wells Fargo Center 7:30 p.m.
January 2 Rogers Place 9 p.m
ABOUT LAST GAME
- The Flyers earned their second victory of the season with a 2-0 shutout against the Canucks.
- Philadelphia moved to a 32-17-7 all-time home opener record, including a 4-0-1 point streak in the last five. The shutout marked the Flyers sixth shutout in a home opener, seventh in Philadelphia.
- The Flyers opened their 2019-20 season with a 4-3 victory over Chicago in Prague, Czech Republic in which they were the home team. They also won their Wells Fargo Center opener that same season (10/9/19), defeating New Jersey, 4-0.
VS. THE WEST
- The Flyers continue their six-game stretch against Western Conference opponents Thursday (1-0-0). The longest streak against the West this season and longest such streak since a seven-game stretch, Feb. 9-21, 2023 (2-4-1).
- Philadelphia went 14-13-5 against the Western Conference last season, including a 7-7-2 record against the Pacific Division.
- The Flyers are 11-9-3 in the last 23 games against a Western Conference opponent.
