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Philadelphia Flyers vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Friday, January 1, 2027 · SAP Center at San Jose

Philadelphia FlyersPhiladelphiaFlyersAway

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San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksHome

NBCSP · NBCSCA

Game preview

The Philadelphia Flyers visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Friday, January 1, 2027, with puck drop at 4:00 PM ET. The game is on NBCSP and NBCSCA.

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

Rest and travel

Flyers

Game 3 of a road trip: Chicago and Seattle, now San Jose.

  1. 222026-12-22: no game
  2. 232026-12-23: no game
  3. 242026-12-24: no game
  4. 252026-12-25: no game
  5. 262026-12-26: no game
  6. 272026-12-27: at CHI
  7. 282026-12-28: no game
  8. 292026-12-29: at SEA
  9. 302026-12-30: no game
  10. 312026-12-31: no game
  11. 12027-01-01: at SJS
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~711 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,110 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Sharks

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Winnipeg and Calgary).

  1. 222026-12-22: at SEA
  2. 232026-12-23: no game
  3. 242026-12-24: no game
  4. 252026-12-25: no game
  5. 262026-12-26: vs VGK
  6. 272026-12-27: no game
  7. 282026-12-28: at WPG
  8. 292026-12-29: at CGY, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 302026-12-30: no game
  10. 312026-12-31: no game
  11. 12027-01-01: vs PHI
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,023 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,270 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
San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PHISJS

Settled lines

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

PHI 63% (11th most shuffled)SJS 71% (12th most settled)
← 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)SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PHI 46.0s (5th shortest)SJS 51.3s (2nd 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)SJS 33% (7th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series