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Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers (15-9-3) will host Ryan Worsofsky’s San Jose Sharks (14-13-3) on Tuesday evening. This is the first of two meetings between the interconference teams and the lone game in Philadelphia.
Philly sustained a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday afternoon. In a losing cause, Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny scored one goal apiece for the Flyers. A poor latter 15 minutes of the first period and first half the middle frame dug a 3-1 hole. However, Trevor Zegras had a penalty shot opportunity to forge a 3-3 tie in the third period. Colorado goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood denied the attempt.
San Jose is playing the third game of a five-game road trip. The team is 2-2-0 thus far in December. Most recently, the Sharks skated to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. Macklin Celebrini led the way with three points (1g, 2a).
Leading scorers: Flyers (through 27 games)
Trevor Zegras — 26 points (10g, 16a)
Travis Konecny — 23 points (7g, 16a)
Owen Tippett — 19 points (9g, 10a)
Christian Dvorak — 17 points (6g, 11a)
Sean Couturier — 17 points (5g, 12a)
Matvei Michkov — 16 points (8g, 8a)
Noah Cates — 15 points (6g, 9a)
Top goal scorers — Zegras (10g, 26 points) and Tyson Foerster (10g, 13 points) are tied.
Injury report: Flyers
- Foerster is on IR for two to three months with an upper-body injury.
- Cam York is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He is doubtful for this game.
- Rasmus Ristolainen has been on IR all season while rehabbing from triceps surgery. He has begun practicing with the full team.
Where to watch
Time and broadcast: 1:00 p.m. ET on NBCSP
Listen online: FlyersRadio 24/7
RAV4 keys to the game for Philadelphia: click here
In-game watch party (Maher Media): click here
Projected Flyers lineup
The Flyers practiced in Voorhees on Monday. Rookie callup Ty Murchison skated on a pairing with Noah Juulsen. Carl Grundstrom appeared to be the extra forward. However, it’s possible that former San Jose winger Carl Grundstrom could make his second appearance of the season for the Flyers.
Trevor Zegras- Christian Dvorak – Travis Konecny
Matvei Michkov – Sean Couturier – Owen Tippett
Nikita Grebenkin – Noah Cates – Bobby Brink
Nicolas Deslauriers – Rodrigo Abols – Garnet Hathaway
Nick Seeler – Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae – Jamie Drysdale
Ty Murchison – Noah Juulsen
Dan Vladar
[Samuel Ersson]
Projected scratches: Carl Grundstrom or Nicolas Deslauriers (healthy), Egor Zamula (healthy).
Tocchet’s Take (Dec. 8 post-practice)
Rick Tocchet had some choice words for observers who second-guessed his decision to give the fourth line a shift with about five minutes left in Sunday’s game against Colorado. He elected not to burn his timeout or to shorten the rotation to three lines.
“I’ve heard people say they should use this guy or that guy. I think it’s bullshit. This is a team thing, and I’m a culture guy. We are building a culture here,” Tocchet said.
The head coach also addressed Muchison’s potential NHL debut on Tuesday among other topics.
Leading scorers — Sharks (through 30 games)
Mackin Celebrini — 43 points (15g, 28a)
Will Smith — 28 points (12g, 16a)
William Eklund — 18 points (7g, 11a)
Tyler Taffoli — 18 points (7g, 11a)
Dmitry Orlov — 16 points (0g, 16a)
Philipp Kurashev — 15 points (6g, 9a)
Alexander Wennberg — 15 points (6g, 9a)
Injury report — Sharks
Vincent Desharnais is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Flyers Daily: Dec. 9, 2025
Jason Myrtetetus previews Tuesday’s game against San Jose . The highlight of the program, however, is Jason’s response to a viewer email against the development of Matvei Michkov.
Let’s see what Murchison brings to the table? It would be nice to see a defenseman that can clear the crease when needed.