Flyers Game Day: 11/11/26 @ EDM

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Rick Tocchet’s Philadelphia Flyers (5-10-5) are back in Alberta on Wednesday to play Mike Babcock’s Edmonton Oilers (13-3-3). It’s the fourth game of Philly’s current five-game road trip. 

On Monday in Vancouver, the Flyers built a 2-0 lead heading into their third period. After the Canucks drew life from a disallowed Flyers goal. Philly held on to skate off with a 3-1 victory. 

Travis Konecny (PPG, 2nd) netted what proved to be the game-winning goal. Michael Bunting (1st) and Travis Saheim (ENG, 2nd) also scored for Philly. Joseph Woll (18 saves) earned his second win of the season in net.

For an in-depth preview of the matchup, see the RAV4 Things.

Projected Goalie Matchup

Flyers: Dan Vladar (3-4-3, 3.27 GAA, .880 SV%)
Oilers: Tristan Jarry (4-1-3, 2.57 GAA, .902 SV%) or Devon Levi (8-1-0, 2.75 GAA, .899 SV%)

Flyers scoring leaders

Points
Matvei Michkov — 14
Trevor Zegras — 14
Christian Dvorak — 10
Jamie Drysdale — 9
Porter Martone — 8
Denver Barkey — 8
Travis Sanheim — 8

Goals
Matvei Michkov — 10
Trevor Zegras — 4
Porter Martone — 3
Tyson Foerster — 3
Cole Knuble — 3
Christian Dvorak — 3
Noel Acciari — 3
Travis Sanheim — 2
Noah Cates — 2
Owen Tippett – 2
Denver Barkey — 2
Travis Sanheim — 2
six players — 1

Assists
Trevor Zegras — 10
Jamie Drysdale — 8
Travis Sanheim — 6
Denver Barkey — 6
Oliver Bonk — 6
Sean Couturier — 6
Porter Martone — 5
Christian Dvorak — 5
Nick Seeler — 5
Travis Konecny — 4

Where to Watch

Time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
Venue: Rogers Place
Television networks: NBCSP
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

Flyers Injury Report

The known injury list stands at two players.

• Rasmus Ristolainen (hand) — IR, reinjured in Oct. 24 game, out at least two weeks from then.
• Nikita Grebenkin (back surgery) — sidelined at least four months from October.

Potential Flyers Lineup

The Flyers did not practice on Tuesday. They will hold a morning skate in Edmonton on Wednesday. The default lines below reflect Monday’s starters in Vancouver. The combos will be updated later in the day as needed.

Tyson Foerster – Christian Dvorak – Travis Konecny
Porter Martone – Noah Cates — Matvei Michkov
Trevor Zegras –Denver Barkey – Owen Tippett
Michael Bunting – Sean Couturier — Noel Acciari

Travis Sanheim – Jamie Drysdale
Cam York – Oliver Bonk
Nick Seeler – David Jiricek

Dan Vladar
[Joseph Woll]

Available: Cole Knuble, Simon Benoit.

Team Toyota Flyers Spotlight: The Flyers Vets

Understandably, much of the focus on Wedneday — and for quite a while — will be on Matvei Michkov and his interactions with some of his older teammates who are part of the leadership group. Right now, Nick Seeler is inte crosshairs. Meanwhile, so is the group who wear letters: Captain Sean Couturier and alternates Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny.

I’ve always believed — and still do — that winning quells controversy. Michkov, however, is always going to be a lighting rod. Flyers management needs to be be more proactive here. They’ve allowed outsiders to grab the narrative and run with it at will.

Ultimately, though, it’s all about wins and losses. I don’t simply mean in Edmonton on Wedneday. This would be a brutally tough game even under ideal circumstances. I’m talking about the bigger picture.

It’s hard for your designated locker room leadership group to lead when the team in general is in chaos. It’s even harder when so many key vets have dealt with significant injuries and many drag very underwhelming main focus stats — goals, assists, points — through 20 games. The truth of the matter is that offering context gets easily dismissed as “making excuses”.

The Flyers veterans collectively and individually take a lot of heat: Konecny, Sanheim, Tyson Foerster, Owen Tippett, Jamie Drysdale, Noah Cates, etc. Some of it is fair, some is unfair. But it hardly matters what’s what. The team has five wins in 20 games. There’s only one player with more than four goals and just seven with at least three.

Therefore, in makes no difference what percentage of fans can knowledgeably critique systems. It doesn’t matter how have knowledge of what goes on the room or the bench. It’s painfully obvious that the team — and every individual — needs to be better. That includes the coach, the front office, the offense, the team defense, even (in isolated cases) the goaltending.

That much is obvious. But how do you start making it better? That’s where your leaders have to lead better: on the ice, behind the bench, at practice, and in the executive suite. What’s gone on unchecked since training camp is unacceptable.

Behind Enemy Lines: McDavid and Draisaitl

The Flyers can only worry about their own play. Nevertheless, they have to be hypervigilant about containing McDavid and Draisaitl enough to have a fighting chance to win. There aren’t many true game-breakers individually in the sport. These are two, however.

McDavid has recorded at least one point in each of his team’s first 19 games of the season (11 goals and 37 assists for a staggering 48 points).  He averages 23:48 of ice time per game. As such, checking responsibilities fall to multiple different lines.

Meanwhile, Draisaitl has already compiled 36 points (18 goals, 18 assists) while averaging 21:56 of ice time.

Stopping Edmonton’s dynamic duo is a herculean task. Containment is more realistic.  In general, Noah Cates in particular has done a commendable job in his career against McDavid. Doing it alone is impossible, plus Cates has not truly been himself (at least not consistently) since the injury during the 2026 playoffs. Sporadically, yes. More so in recent weeks, yes. Consistently, no.

Flyers Daily: Monday with Meltzer (Nov. 11)

60th Anniversary: Today in Flyers History

November 11, 1984: In a preview of two of the next three Stanley Cup Finals matchups, the young Philadelphia Flyers faced
off against the emerging Edmonton Oilers dynasty team at the Spectrum. On this night, the Flyers emerge victorious in a 7-5 track meet that was a combined 72-shot goalie’s nightmare for Pelle Lindbergh and Andy Moog but was thrilling to spectators.

Offsetting the brilliance of Wayne Gretzky (two goals, two assists) and Jari Kurri (two goals), the Flyers get big nights from Brian Propp (two goals, one assist), Mark Howe (one goal, one assist, five shots on goal, approximately 35 minutes of ice time), Dave Poulin (one goal, one assist), Tim Kerr (power play goal, one assist) and Brad McCrimmon (one assist, five shots, approximately 33 minutes of ice time).

Despite icing the NHL’s youngest roster, the Flyers would go on to post the best record in the NHL during the 1984-85 regular season.