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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Philadelphia Flyers

Regular season · Thursday, January 7, 2027 · Xfinity Mobile Arena

TSN4 · NBCSP

Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday, January 7, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN4 and NBCSP.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

Game 7 of a road trip: Detroit, Montréal, Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose and Washington, now Philadelphia.

  1. 282026-12-28: no game
  2. 292026-12-29: at ANA
  3. 302026-12-30: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 312026-12-31: no game
  5. 12027-01-01: no game
  6. 22027-01-02: at SJS
  7. 32027-01-03: no game
  8. 42027-01-04: at WSH
  9. 52027-01-05: no game
  10. 62027-01-06: no game
  11. 72027-01-07: at PHI
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~121 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~6,053 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Flyers

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Chicago, Seattle, San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles).

  1. 282026-12-28: no game
  2. 292026-12-29: at SEA
  3. 302026-12-30: no game
  4. 312026-12-31: no game
  5. 12027-01-01: at SJS
  6. 22027-01-02: no game
  7. 32027-01-03: at ANA
  8. 42027-01-04: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 52027-01-05: no game
  10. 62027-01-06: no game
  11. 72027-01-07: vs TOR
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,390 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,859 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.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TORPHI

Settled lines

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

TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)PHI 63% (11th 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 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)PHI 2:03 left (6th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)PHI 46.0s (5th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

TOR 26% (7th least often)PHI 22% (least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series