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# Preview: Leafs in Philadelphia
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-leafs-in-philadelphia/
- Published: 2026-01-08T17:00:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-08T17:00:51.000Z
- Description: TSN games are back.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage

### Toronto Maple Leafs @ Philadelphia Flyers  
07:00 PM at Xfinity Mobile Arena  
Watch on: TVAS, TSN4, NBCSP

### 

The Leafs last game was at home on January 6 against the Florida Panthers, which Toronto won by a score of 4-1 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 20-15-7 for a 0.560 Points %.

The Philadelphia Flyers last played at home on January 6 against the Anaheim Ducks. The Flyers won by a score of 5-2 in regulation, and their current league record is 22-12-7 for a 0.622 Points %.

### Them

Last year the Flyers were supposed to be really bad, and they just weren't. So what are they doing to be a good team with a roster that doesn't quite add up? Besides getting a coach who doesn't think Travis Konecny is a fourth liner. 

At five-on-five the Flyers are a member of the 50% club – a team where one of Corsi or xG is within a point of 50%. There are a lot of them this year, 19 at this moment. The Flyers get there via some very good Expected Goals Against results while they are bad to mediocre by every other measure. 

Their power play is middle of the road and they underscore expected by quite a lot. Their PK is good and their goaltending shorthanded is also good. In all-situations, their team Save% is 16th and right on league average.

This is the usual profile of a 50% club member. They aren't awful at anything, and they may have one strength to their game. 

Dan Vladar has been the better goalie by a fairly large margin. 

#### Lines

Last Game (2026-01-06) via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/philadelphia-flyers/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Trevor Zegras - Christian Dvorak - Travis Konecny  
Denver Barkey - Sean Couturier - Owen Tippett  
Nikita Grebenkin - Noah Cates - Bobby Brink  
Carl Grundstrom - Rodrigo Abols - Garnet Hathaway

Cam York - Travis Sanheim  
Emil Andrae - Jamie Drysdale  
Nick Seeler - Rasmus Ristolainen

Dan Vladar - likely starter  
Samuel Errson

### Us

Lines at morning skate are the same as last game. Looks like this is a Hildeby start. 

#### Lines

[Morning skate:](https://x.com/davidalter/status/2009302138946465878?s=20&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Bobby McMann - Auston Matthews - Max Domi  
Matias Maccelli - John Tavares - Matthew Knies  
Easton Cowan - Nicolas Roy - Nicholas Robertson  
Steven Lorentz - Scott Laughton - Calle Järnkrok

Morgan Rielly - Brandon Carlo  
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Troy Stecher  
Simon Benoit - Phil Myers

Joe Woll  
Dennis Hildeby

### The Game

Two more points would be very handy and by now, the team knows how to win, they just need to keep doing it.