The preseason opens for the Flyers on Sunday night on the road against the New York Islanders. For some players, this is the first chance to appear in a game and make an impression in an attempt to make the team. For others, it is the first look at some new faces that are expected to make the team.

Game time is 7 p.m.

The Flyers roster for the game is as follows:

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12 Devin Kaplan18 Rodrigo Abols19 Garnet Hathaway25 Lane Pederson27 Noah Cates29 Nikita Grebenkin39 Matvei Michkov46 Trevor Zegras52 Denver Barkey56 Samu Tuomaala68 Sawyer Boulton73 Jack Nesbitt92 Alexis Gendron

Defensemen

5 Egor Zamula9 Jamie Drysdale13 Adam Ginning36 Emil Andrae42 Spencer Gill47 Noah Juulsen

Goalies

35 Aleksei Kolosov64 Carson Bjarnason

The forward group features roster hopefuls Nikita Grebenkin, newly-turned pros like Devin Kaplan and Denver Barkey, as well as some camp surprises like Alexis Gendron. Even 2025 first-round pick Jack Nesbitt is going to get a look in a game.

Matvei Michkov and Trevor Zegras also get into a game together to start the preseason. 

On defense, Jamie Drysdale and Egor Zamula are the veterans in the lineup. Adam Ginning, Emil Andrae, and Noah Juulsen also bring NHL experience to the preseason opener. Spencer Gill also gets a look in a preseason.

Goaltending duties will be split between Aleksei Kolosov and Carson Bjarnason.

The New York Islanders roster is as follows:

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13 Mat Barzal14 Bo Horvat20 Matthew Highmore21 Kyle Palmieri27 Anders Lee29 Jonathan Drouin45 Alex Jefferies49 Max Shabanov67 Gleb Veremyev78 Tomas Poletin81 Hunter Drew82 Luca Romano

Defensemen

4 Cole McWard24 Scott Mayfield37 Kashawn Aitcheson41 Marshall Warren48 Matthew Schaefer77 Tony DeAngelo

Goalies

33 David Rittich75 Parker Gahagen

Kevin Durso is Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN. Follow him on social media @Kevin_Durso.

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