The Philadelphia Flyers (19-11-7) continue their Western road trip on Tuesday night as they visit the Vancouver Canucks (16-19-3). Opening faceoff is set for 10pm/ET.
While the Flyers are beginning a back-t0-back, the Canucks are skating in their second game of their back-to-back, coming off a shootout win in Seattle on Monday night.
Philadelphia enters the night with the 9th-best penalty kill in the NHL at 82.5%, while Vancouver has struggled with their penalty kill, sitting 30th at 75%. On the flip side, the Canucks hold the edge on the power play. Vancouver’s power play ranks 12th in the league at 20%, compared to the Flyers’ power play which sits at 25th at 16.3%.
At five-on-five, the Flyers have been the more complete team statistically. Philadelphia is averaging 2.89 goals per game while allowing just 2.78, whereas Vancouver is giving up 3.42 goals per game and scoring 2.76 on average.
Previous Matchup
These two teams last met on December 22 at Xfinity Mobile Arena, where the Flyers earned a 5-2 win. Goals for the Flyers came from Nikita Grebenkin, Carl Grundström, Christian Dvorak, Owen Tippett, and an empty-netter from Matvei Michkov. For Vancouver, Max Sasson and Drew O’Connor found the back of the net.
Dan Vladař got the start for Philadelphia in that matchup, stopping 23 of 25 shots, while Thatcher Demko made 34 saves on 38 shots for the Canucks.
Injury Report: Philadelphia Flyers
Injury Report: Vancouver Canucks
- Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
- Filip Chytil (upper-body)
- Teddy Blueger (lower-body)
Where: Rogers Arena; Vancouver, BC
When: 12/30/2025; 10pm/ET
TV Broadcast: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Last Game PHI: 12/28/2025; 1-4 L; @ Seattle Kraken
Last Game VAN: 12/29/2025; 3-2 SO W; @ Seattle Kraken
Philadelphia Flyers
Carl Grundström enters the night on a three-game goal streak, continuing to provide valuable depth scoring.
Trevor Zegras saw his nine-game point streak snapped last game (5 goals, 6 assists during that stretch), but he remains the Flyers’ offensive leader with 15 goals, 22 assists, and 37 points.
Rick Tocchet confirmed that Dan Vladař will be in net for the Flyers tonight. He has a 4-2-0 record against Vancouver with a .876 save percentage and 3.16 GAA. This season, Vladař is 13-6-3 with a 2.38 GAA and .909 save percentage.
Vancouver Canucks
Evander Kane has historically found success against Philadelphia, scoring 26 points (11G, 15A) in 31 career games, the most among current Canucks.
Rookie defenseman Zeev Buium, acquired in the Quinn Hughes trade, has made an immediate impact. He is tied for second among rookie defensemen in points (17) and third in assists (13).
Thatcher Demko is expected to start tonight after Kevin Lankinen handled goaltending duties last night. Demko is 1-4-0 in his career against the Flyers with a 3.04 GAA and .917 save percentage, and holds an 8-7-0 record this season with 2.63 GAA and .909 save percentage.
Projected Lineup: Philadelphia Flyers
#46 Trevor Zegras – #22 Christian Dvorak – #11 Travis Konecny
#52 Denver Barkey – #14 Sean Couturier – #74 Owen Tippett
#39 Matvei Michkov – #27 Noah Cates – #10 Bobby Brink
#91 Carl Grundström – #18 Rodrigo Ābols – #29 Nikita Grebenkin
#8 Cam York – #6 Travis Sanheim
#24 Nick Seeler – #55 Rasmus Ristolainen
#36 Emil Andrae – #9 Jamie Drysdale
#80 Dan Vladař
(#33 Sam Ersson)
Projected Lineup: Vancouver Canucks
#91 Evander Kane – #40 Elias Pettersson – #6 Brock Boeser
#92 Liam Öhgren – #93 Marco Rossi – #8 Conor Garland
#18 Drew O’Connor – #64 David Kämpf – #44 Kiefer Sherwood
#74 Jake DeBrusk – #63 Max Sasson – #94 Linus Karlsson
#29 Marcus Pettersson – #17 Filip Hronek
#57 Tyler Myers – #7 Pierre-Olivier Joseph
#24 Zeev Buium – #5 Tom Willander
#35 Thatcher Demko
(#32 Kevin Lankinen)
