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Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Saturday, December 5, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

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Game preview

The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday, December 5, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+ and NBCSP.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Flyers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 252026-11-25: at WSH
  2. 262026-11-26: no game
  3. 272026-11-27: vs VAN
  4. 282026-11-28: vs NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 292026-11-29: no game
  6. 302026-11-30: at TOR
  7. 12026-12-01: no game
  8. 22026-12-02: no game
  9. 32026-12-03: vs NYI
  10. 42026-12-04: no game
  11. 52026-12-05: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~976 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~976 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Wild

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Chicago, Anaheim and Los Angeles).

  1. 252026-11-25: vs UTA
  2. 262026-11-26: no game
  3. 272026-11-27: vs COL
  4. 282026-11-28: no game
  5. 292026-11-29: at CHI
  6. 302026-11-30: no game
  7. 12026-12-01: at ANA
  8. 22026-12-02: no game
  9. 32026-12-03: at LAK
  10. 42026-12-04: no game
  11. 52026-12-05: vs PHI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,530 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,631 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Philadelphia FlyersFlyersTue, Oct 13 vs SEA
  1. L1NewCouturier#14Zegras#46Tippett#74
    12:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Dvorak#22Barkey#86Foerster#71
    8:45 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewCates#27Michkov#39Martone#94
    6:40 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBunting#58Acciari#52Studnicka#23
    4:44 together at 5v5
  1. D1Sanheim#6Bonk#59
    17:34 together at 5v5
  2. D2Seeler#24Drysdale#9
    15:15 together at 5v5
  3. D3Benoit#44Jiricek#5
    9:12 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bunting LZegras CFoerster RMartone RJiricek D1:46
  2. 2Dvorak CBarkey CTippett RMichkov RDrysdale D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Couturier CSeeler DSanheim D1:57
  2. 2Dvorak CFoerster RSanheim DBenoit D0:38
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PHIMIN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

PHI 63% (11th most shuffled)MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

PHI 2:03 left (6th earliest · 10 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PHI 46.0s (5th shortest)MIN 53.8s (longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

PHI 22% (least often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series