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Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers (29-22-11) are home on Monday to complete their season series with Mike Sullivan’s (24-30-8). The Flyers have won four of their last five games. Philly has posted a 1-1-1 record against the Rangers this season with two of three games being decided beyond regulation time.
The Flyers have 20 games remaining in their 2025-26 schedule. Entering play on Monday, the team is eight points out of a wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference: seven standings points plus a tiebreaker disadvantage behind the Boston Bruins. Tocchet’s club is nine points (eight standings points plus a tiebreaker disadvantage) behind the New York Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division. Philly has played two fewer games to date than the Islanders and has one game in hand relative to Boston.
On Saturday, the Flyers earned a 4-3 (1-0) road shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.Alex Bump scored a goal in his NHL debut. The Flyers also got goals from Denver Barkey (3rd) and Owen Tippett (20th). Trevor Zegras’ shootout conversion earned a bonus point for his team.
The Rangers are coming off a 6-3 road loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Jack Hughes compiled a hat trick for New Jersey. In a losing cause, Will Borgen (5th), Vladislav Gavrikov (12th) and Will Cuylle (16th) tallied for the Blueshirts. The Rangers’ PK yielded three power play goals to the Devils. Jonathan Quick (29 saves on 34 shots) absorbed the loss.
Philly held practice at the Flyers Training Center in Voorhees on Sunday afternoon. Travis Konecny (upper body injury) and Nick Seeler (lower body) both returned as full participants. They are both still officially day-to-day and are game time decisions on Monday per Tocchet. Goaltender Dan Vladar too a maintenance day on Sunday, as did veteran center Luke Glendening and winger Garnet Hathaway.
Where to watch
Time and broadcast: 7:00 p.m. ET on NBCSP+
Listen online: FlyersRadio 24/7
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Leading scorers: Flyers (through 62 games)
Travis Konecny — 5 7points (23g, 34a) in 58 games
Trevor Zegras — 51 points (21g, 30a)
Owen Tippett — 37 points (20g, 17a)
Christian Dvorak — 37 points (13g, 24a)
Matvei Michkov — 32 points (15g, 17a)
Noah Cates — 32 points (12g, 20a)
Sean Couturier — 28 points (6g, 22a)
Travis Sanheim — 26 points (6g, 20a)
Jamie Drysdale — 25 points (6g, 19a)
Cam York — 23 points (4g, 19a) in 55 games
Nikita Grebenkin — 13 points (4g, 9a) in 48 games
Goaltender stats
Dan Vladar — 38 GP, 20-10-6, 2.40 GAA, .907 SV%
Samuel Ersson — 25 GP, 9-10-5, 3.44 GAA, .859 SV%
Aleksei Kolosov — 4 GP, 0-2-0, 4.00 GAA, .830 SV%
Flyers Lineup
Alex Bump — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
Denver Barkey — Noah Cates — Matvei Michkov
Carl Grundstrom — Trevor Zegras — Owen Tippett
Nikita Grebenkin — Sean Couturier — Luke Glendening
Travis Sanheim — Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York — Jamie Drydale
Nick Seeler — Noah Juulsen
Dan Vladar
[Samuel Ersson]
Scratches: Emil Andrei, Garnet Hathaway.
Flyers Daily: Monday’s With Meltzer
Jason Myrtetus returned home from the hospital this weekend. He joined Flyers Daily guest host Brian Smith and me for a special three-person edition of Mondays with Meltzer. Topics: The moves the Flyers made (and didn’t make) at the NHL trade deadline, the risk-reward of David Jiricek, Saturday’s win in Pittsburgh, Alex Bump’s auspicious NHL debut, and more.
