The Philadelphia Flyers (20-11-7) visit the Calgary Flames (17-18-4) at the Scotiabank Sattledome in Calgary. Puck drop is scheduled for 9:30pm/ET.
Both teams enter tonight’s matchup playing strong hockey. Calgary is 4-1 in its last give games, outscoring opponents 16-13, while Philadelphia is 3-1-1 over its last five, holding a 19-14 goal advantage in that span. The Flames have been especially tough at home, riding a four-game winning streak at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Calgary currently has the second-most penalty minutes in the league (525), while Philadelphia ranks 10th with 369 PIM. Despite the Flames’ high penalty totals, their penalty kill sits 14th in the NHL at 80.6%, while the Flyers’ PK has climbed to sixth overall at 83.1%.
On the power play, both teams have scored 17 power-play goals this season, but efficiency has been a struggle. Calgary ranks last in the league at 13.6%, while Philadelphia sits 25th at 16.2%.
Previous Matchup
The Flyers and Flames last met on November 2 at Xfinity Mobile Arena, where Calgary earned a 2-1 victory. Jonathan Huberdeau scored both Flames goals while Travis Konecny tallied the lone one for Philadelphia. Dustin Wolf stopped 17 of 18 shots for Calgary while Aleksei Kolosov made 19 saves on 21 shots for the Flyers.
Injury Report: Philadelphia Flyers
Injury Report: Calgary Flames
- Martin Pospisil (undisclosed)
- Jake Bean (undisclosed)
- Samuel Honzek (upper-body)
Where: Scotiabank Sattledome; Calgary, AB
When: 12/31/2025; 9:30pm/ET
TV Broadcast: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Last Game PHI: 12/30/2025; 6-3 W; @ Vancouver Canucks
Last Game CGY: 12/29/2025; 2-1 OT W; vs. Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
Carl Grundström continues to be impossible to ignore. He enters tonight riding a four-game goal streak and now has seven goals and one assist in just 12 games this season, providing consistent depth scoring for Philadelphia.
Sam Ersson gets the start in net for the Flyers. His last outing against Calgary came on March 4, 2025, when he was pulled after allowing three goals on five shots in 9:23 of action. Prior to that, Ersson was 1-1 against the Flames with a .910 save percentage. This season, he holds a 6-4-4 record with a 2.96 GAA and .872 save percentage.
Calgary Flames
Earlier this calendar year, former Flyers Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee were dealt to Calgary, and both have settled in well. Through 39 games this season, Frost has eight goals and 11 points, while Farabee has nine goals and nine points.
Dustin Wolf will start for the Flames and is coming off a 2-1 overtime win over Boston on Monday night. That victory marked Wolf’s sixth consecutive home win, tying the former Flame Dan Vladař for the third-longest home win streak by a Flames goaltender in the last decade. It was also the 50th win of Wolf’s NHL career. On the season, he is 13-14-2 with a 2.89 GAA and .899 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
#33 Sam Ersson
(#80 Dan Vladař)
Projected Lineup: Calgary Flames
#17 Yegor Sharanogovich – #91 Nazem Kadri – #86 Joel Farabee
#10 Jonathan Huberdeau – #16 Morgan Frost – #47 Connor Zary
#20 Blake Coleman – #11 Mikael Backlund – #27 Matt Coronato
#70 Ryan Lomberg – #18 Jonathan Beecher – #43 Adam Klapka
#7 Kevin Bahl – #4 Rasmus Andersson
#37 Yan Kuznetsov – #52 MacKenzie Weegar
#44 Joel Hanley – #48 Hunter Brzustewicz
#32 Dustin Wolf
(#1 Devin Cooley)
