NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (23-25-10) at Edmonton Oilers (30-19-8)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers
Rogers Place
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) BROADCAST INFO.
Fri., Feb. 24 Montreal Canadiens Wells Fargo Center 7:00 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Sat., Feb. 25 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center 7:00 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
Wed., March 1 New York Rangers Wells Fargo Center 7:30 p.m. TNT, 93.3 WMMR

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 58
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 58
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 58
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 32
Zack MacEwen upper body-jaw 1/28-present 8
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 306

FLYERS VS. OILERS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS EDMONTON
38-34-9 ALL-TIME RECORD 35-35-11
27-13-2 HOME 22-10-7
11-21-7 ROAD 13-25-4
3-2-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 2-1-2
6-4-0 LAST 10 MEETINGS 4-4-2
271 GOALS SCORED 254
20.1% POWER PLAY 15.9%
84.1% PENALTY KILL 79.9%
Ristolainen: 14 pts (2-12=14) in 16 GP
van Riemsdyk: 11 pts (5-6=11) in 18 GP
Braun: 11 pts (2-9=11) in 36 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Kane: 26 pts (11-15=26) in 28 GP
McDavid: 22 pts (8-14=22) in 12 GP
Draisaitl: 16 pts (6-10=16) in 12 GP
Hart: 3-2-0, 2.99 GAA, .913 SV% in 5 GP
Ersson & Sandstrom: Have not faced EDM
TEAM GOALTENDERS Campbell: 3-2-0, 2.60 GAA, .920 SV%, 1 SO in 5 GP
Skinner: 0-0-1, 0.92 GAA, .972 SV% in 1 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
February 9 Wells Fargo Center PHI (2), EDM (1) SO
February 21 Rogers Place 9 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/13 – Recalled F Kieffer Bellows and G Sam Ersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL); Placed F Zack MacEwen on Injured Reserve
2/11 – Loaned F Kieffer Bellows to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
2/11 – Recalled F Olle Lycksell from Lehigh Valley (AHL)

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

• The Flyers are 12-8-3 in their last 23 games.
• Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 34 of its 58 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-6th in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in 13 of their last 21 games, ranking T-5th in the NHL in wins (9) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
• The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
• Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
• Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Monday for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots – the most 30-plus blocked shot games in a Flyers season since 2005-06. The Flyers tallied a season-high 32 blocked shots Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
• The Flyers lead the NHL with 1,638 hits and with 1,028 blocked shots.

VS. THE WEST

• The Flyers conclude their seven-game stretch against a Western Conference opponent Tuesday at EDM (Feb. 9-21), posting a 2-3-1 record in six games of the run so far.
• Philadelphia is 8-5-3 in its last 16 games against a Western Conference opponent and 12-9-5 this season against the West.
• The Flyers are 6-3-3 against the West on the road and 6-6-2 against the West on home ice this season.
• Philadelphia swept the California road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 2, for the first time in franchise history.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/13 – Recalled F Kieffer Bellows and G Sam Ersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL); Placed F Zack MacEwen on Injured Reserve
2/11 – Loaned F Kieffer Bellows to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
2/11 – Recalled F Olle Lycksell from Lehigh Valley (AHL)

BACK-TO-BACKS

• The Flyers play in two sets of back-to-backs this week, marking the team’s 11th & 12th back-to-back sets out of 15 this season.
• Monday’s and Tuesday’s set is the fourth and final road back-to-back of the season:

1. Oct. 18 at TBL (3-2 W); Oct. 19 at FLA (4-3 L)
2. Nov. 1 at NYR (1-0 OTL); Nov. 2 at TOR (5-2 L)
3. Dec. 22 at TOR (4-3 L); Dec. 23 at CAR (6-5 L)
4. Feb. 20 at CGY (4-3 W); Feb. 21 at EDM

• Friday’s and Saturday’s set is the third of four home-to-road back-to-backs this season:

1. Nov. 25 vs. PIT (4-1 L); Nov. 26 at NYI (5-2 L)
2. Jan. 8 vs. TOR (6-2 L); Jan. 9 at BUF (4-0 W)
3. Feb. 24 vs. MTL; Feb. 25 at NJ
4. April 1 vs. BUF; April 2 at PIT

• The Flyers are 4-5-2 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 2-8-0 in the second.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

• The Flyers wrap up their four-game road trip in Edmonton Tuesday – tied for its longest road trip of the season (three times).
• Philadelphia has 11 road games remaining in the 2022-23 regular season and is 3-2-1 in its last six road games.
• The Flyers are 8-3-1 in its last 12 road games, including a season-high five-game road win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
• The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 11 of their last 17 road games. Philadelphia is 9-3-4 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. PHILADELPHIA GP RECORD HOME (39) AWAY (42) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. PHILADELPHIA 81 35-35-8-3 22-10-6-1 13-25-2-2 254 273
OILERS vs. PHILADELPHIA – 2022-23 1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 1 2

QUICK FACTS
Tuesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second and final meeting against Philadelphia this season.

The last time these teams met was on February 9th in Philadelphia, with the Flyers winning 2-1 in a shootout.

Evander Kane leads the team lead with 26 career points against Philadelphia, while Kane and Cody Ceci have played in a team high 28 games against the Flyers.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. PHILADELPHIA
Record: 4-4-2
GF: 35 GA: 31
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
2016-17 12/8/16 @ PHI 5-6 L

OILERS LEADERS vs. FLYERS
NHL CAREER
Games: Kane, Ceci (28)
Goals: Kane (11)
Assists: Kane (15)
Points: Kane (26)
Penalty minutes: Kane (29)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 12 F Devin Shore placed on waivers
Feb. 13 F Devin Shore cleared waivers and assigned to Bakersfield
Feb. 14 F Devin Shore recalled from Bakersfield
Feb. 17 F Kailer Yamamoto activated from LTIR
F Dylan Holloway and D Vincent Desharnais loaned to Bakersfield
Feb. 18 F Devin Shore recalled from Bakersfield

OILERS IN FEBRUARY
Overall – 506 GP, 224-223-29-30 – 507 PTS
2022-23 – 7 GP, 2-1-4 – 8 PTS
2021-22 –12 GP, 7-5-0 – 14 PTS