The Philadelphia Flyers (11-6-3) are back on the road as they kick off their Thanksgiving week road trip, starting in Tampa Bay. Philadelphia will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (12-7-2) at Benchmark International Arena, in Tampa, Florida.

The Flyers enter Monday’s game after one of their best wins of the season on Saturday against the New Jersey Devils. Philly has won three of its previous five games, two of which in overtime.

The Lightning have won four of their last five games, including their most recent matchup against the Washington Capitals.

Here is how the Flyers are expected to line up for their 7:00 p.m. EST game vs. Tampa Bay.

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Flyers lines & pairs vs. Lightning

Forwards
Tyson Foerster–Noah Cates–Travis Konecny
Owen Tippett–Christian Dvorak–Trevor Zegras
Matvei Michkov–Sean Couturier–Bobby Brink
Nick Deslauriers–Rodrigo Abols–Garnet Hathaway

Defensemen
Cam York–Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae–Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler–Egor Zamula

Goaltenders
Sam Ersson
Dan Vladar

Special Teams
PP1: York, Cates, Zegras, Foerster, Konecny
PP2: Drysdale, Couturier, Brink, Tippett, Michkov

PK1: Couturier, Dvorak, Seeler, Sanheim
PK 2: Cates, Foerster, York, Zamula

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Things to Watch

The Flyers had a very balanced scoring attack on Saturday, with three different lines contributing to the win. While three goals in 26 seconds may be challenging to replicate, look for the Flyers’ forwards to be confident in Monday’s game. After a well-rounded game on Saturday, confidence should not be an issue.

I will also be keeping an eye on some of the bubble players, Egor Zamula specifically. The Flyers’ defenseman was +5 on Saturday, his first game in 20 days. Noah Juulsen has been good for the team so far this season, but I don’t think you can take Zamula out after that game. Assuming he remains in the lineup, look for Zamula to build off a great game on Saturday.

Lastly, I again want to focus on the Andrae-Drysdale pairing. On Saturday, they played their offensive game, but it was their defensive efforts that impressed. With both defensemen being smaller, offensive-minded players, it was surprising to see them play that way. Against an uber-talented Lightning team, the pair will be tested.

Recent Matchups

Despite one team having Stanley Cup dreams last season and the other, well, not so much, the Flyers had some success against the Lightning last season. In 2024-25, the Flyers went 2-1-0 vs. Tampa Bay.

Philadelphia won the first two games of the season series, both in the shootout. In both wins, Owen Tippett scored the shootout winner. The Flyers were shut out in the series finale 2-0, giving the Lightning the 6-4 advantage in goals scored.

Bobby Brink led the Flyers in points vs. Tampa last season, scoring two goals and an assist. Nikita Kucherov led Tampa in points vs. the Flyers last season with the same stat line.

How to Watch Flyers @ Lightning

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN+ (Out of Market Stream)
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

The puck will drop at 7:00 p.m. EST at Benchmark International Arena.

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