The Anaheim Ducks and Philadelphia Flyers meet Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in a matchup between two teams trying to shake off recent trouble. This Ducks vs Flyers preview looks at a five-game skid for Anaheim against a Philadelphia club that has won three straight, making the opening question simple: which recent form carries over to Saturday afternoon.
Anaheim enters at 4-6-0 and sits last in the Pacific Division at eight points. Philadelphia is 3-6-3, tied for last in the Metropolitan Division with nine points but riding momentum from three consecutive wins. Puck drop is set for 1 p.m. ET.
Ducks Vs Flyers Game Information
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 24
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
- Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
- TV/Streaming: NHL Net, NBC Sports Phil, KCOP, Prime Video (Local)
- Series: Season series opener, starts Oct. 24
Can The Flyers Keep Their Win Streak Going?
Philadelphia has won three in a row, beating Ottawa 3-1, Colorado 3-2 and Buffalo 3-1 across its last three outings. Before that stretch, the Flyers lost to Seattle in a shootout and dropped a 2-1 decision to Detroit. Matvei Michkov leads the team with six goals and eight points, while Trevor Zegras paces Philadelphia with five assists.
The Flyers have been outscored overall this season, with 20 goals for against 36 allowed, and their average goals against sits at 3.00. Joseph Woll is projected as the probable starting goalie for Saturday’s game.
Can The Ducks Snap A Five-Game Losing Streak?
Anaheim has dropped five straight, most recently a 4-1 loss at New Jersey on Oct. 22. The skid includes a 5-2 defeat at the New York Rangers and a 4-2 loss to Boston. Despite the losing streak, the Ducks have outscored opponents 27-20 on the season and hold a better shooting percentage at 11.5% compared to Philadelphia’s 7.6%.
Leo Carlsson leads Anaheim with 11 points on two goals and nine assists, while Beckett Sennecke tops the club with five goals. Lukas Dostal is projected as the probable starting goalie, with a .883 team save percentage behind him.
Who Is Banged Up Heading Into Saturday?
Philadelphia’s injury list is the longer of the two. Owen Tippett (upper body) and Travis Konecny (lower body) are both on injured reserve with target return dates of Oct. 27. Cam York and Rasmus Ristolainen, both dealing with upper-body injuries, are listed with return dates of Oct. 24, meaning their availability for Saturday is uncertain. Nikita Grebenkin remains on injured reserve with a back injury and a return date listed for Feb. 13, 2027.
Anaheim’s injury report includes forward Jeff Malott, who is day-to-day with an illness and has a return date of Oct. 24, and defenseman Pavel Mintyukov, day-to-day with a lower-body injury targeting an Oct. 27 return. Judd Caulfield is on injured reserve for personal reasons with an Oct. 24 return date, while Ian Moore (lower body) and Ryan Poehling (lower body) remain out longer term, targeting Nov. 8 and Nov. 25 respectively. Caulfield scored his first NHL goal earlier this season.
By The Numbers
- Goals: Anaheim 27, Philadelphia 20
- Goals against: Philadelphia 36, Anaheim 33
- Shooting percentage: Anaheim 11.5%, Philadelphia 7.6%
- Save percentage: Philadelphia .908, Anaheim .883
- Power play goals: Anaheim 7, Philadelphia 5
- Faceoff percentage: Philadelphia 50.9%, Anaheim 43.7%
- Penalty minutes: Philadelphia 112, Anaheim 89
- Points (team leader): Carlsson 11 (Anaheim), Michkov 8 (Philadelphia)
Key Matchup
Philadelphia’s faceoff edge at 50.9% against Anaheim’s 43.7% could shape puck possession in a game where the Ducks have struggled defensively, allowing an average of 3.30 goals per game. Anaheim’s offense, led by Carlsson and Sennecke, has produced more total goals than Philadelphia despite the losing streak, which puts pressure on Woll to limit high-danger looks after Philadelphia posted the better team save percentage of the two clubs at .908.
How Dostal performs behind a Ducks defense that has allowed 268 shots against this season will also factor into whether Anaheim can end its five-game slide. The Ducks’ last meeting, a 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils, saw the team unable to solve a defense that limited its chances.
What To Watch
Anaheim sits last in the Pacific Division standings at eight points, while Philadelphia is tied for last in the Metropolitan Division at nine points. Both teams are looking to climb out of their respective division basements early in the 2026-27 season. Philadelphia’s three-game win streak comes after a stretch that included a franchise-record losing run earlier this season, detailed in a previous report on the Flyers’ skid. Anaheim, meanwhile, continues to search for answers following a run of five straight losses that included a home defeat to Boston and the loss in New Jersey.
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