The Chicago Blackhawks (27-31-13) continue their East Coast road trip against the Philadelphia Flyers (34-24-12) at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday. It’s the second and final meeting of the 2025-26 season between the two teams.
In the first matchup on Dec. 23, the Flyers came into the United Center and earned a 3-1 victory. Travis Konecny, Noah Cates (PP), and Carl Grundstrom (EN) tallied the three goals for Philadelphia. Ryan Donato was the lone goal scorer of the game for the Blackhawks. Samuel Ersson stopped 20 of 21 shots faced to record the win.
Last time out, the Blackhawks kicked off their four-game road trip with a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders in Anton Frondell’s NHL debut on Tuesday. Frondell picked up his first NHL point with the primary assist on Ilya Mikheyev’s goal in the first period. Nick Lardis, Tyler Bertuzzi, and Frank Nazar also found the back of the net. Lardis added two assists for his first career multi-point game. Arvid Soderblom made 44 saves, including 21 in the third period.
The Flyers are coming off a 3-2 loss on home ice to the red-hot Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Sean Couturier and Jamie Drysdale were responsible for Philadelphia’s two goals in the game. It was the Flyers’ first regulation loss since Mar. 9 and only their fourth loss overall this month.
With 80 points through 70 games this season, Philadelphia’s playoff hopes are hanging on by a thread. They currently sit five points back of the Ottawa Senators for the second Wild Card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but the New York Islanders (85 points) and Detroit Red Wings (84 points) are also ahead of them. It’s going to take quite a run over the final 12 games for the Flyers to sneak into the postseason.
Here’s everything else to note before the puck drops at 6:00 p.m. CT in Philadelphia.
Blackhawks Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard — Anton Frondell
Tyler Bertuzzi — Frank Nazar — Nick Lardis
Andre Burakovsky — Ryan Donato — Ilya Mikheyev
Teuvo Teravainen — Sacha Boisvert — Landon Slaggert
Defensive Pairings
Alex Vlasic-Artyom Levshunov
Wyatt Kaiser-Sam Rinzel
Ethan Del Mastro-Louis Crevier
Scratched
F — Sam Lafferty, F — Dominic Toninato
Injured
D — Matt Grzelcyk (undisclosed), F — Andrew Mangiapane (undisclosed), F — Oliver Moore (lower body)
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Sacha Boisvert will make his NHL debut for the Blackhawks in Philadelphia. The 2024 first-round pick (No. 18 overall) is expected to center the fourth line with Teuvo Teravainen and Landon Slaggert.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Alex Bump — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
Denver Barkey — Trevor Zegras — Owen Tippett
Carl Grundstrom — Noah Cates — Matvei Michkov
Sean Couturier — Luke Glendening — Garnet Hathaway
Defensive Pairings
Travis Sanheim-Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York-Jamie Drysdale
Emil Andrae-Nick Seeler
Scratched
D — Noah Juulsen, D — Garrett Wilson
Injured
F — Rodrigo Abols (lower body), F — Tyson Foerster (arm), F — Nikita Grebenkin (upper body)
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The Flyers did not hold a morning skate, so their forward lines and defensive pairings listed above are from Tuesday’s loss to the Blue Jackets.
Projected Goaltending Matchup
Spencer Knight (18-19-10, 2.64 GAA, .909 Sv%, 3 SO) vs. Dan Vladar (23-12-7, 2.43 GAA, .907 Sv%, 0 SO)
Knight will make his 48th start of the season for the Blackhawks. The 24-year-old allowed three goals on 33 shots faced to record the overtime loss to the Nashville Predators in his most recent start on Sunday. Knight is 2-1-0 with a 3.72 GAA and .875 Sv% in three career games against Philadelphia.
Vladar is expected to make his 44th start of the season for the Flyers. The 28-year-old veteran allowed three goals on 19 shots faced to earn the loss in his last appearance against Columbus on Tuesday. Vladar is 0-1-1 with a 3.05 GAA and .853 Sv% in two career games against Chicago.
2025-26 Results vs. Flyers
The Blackhawks have earned points in three-straight games at Xfinity Mobile Arena (2-0-1) and have taken points in six of their last eight games against Philadelphia overall (4-2-2).
12/23/25 — 3-1 L, United Center
03/26/26 — Xfinity Mobile Arena
2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders
Chicago Blackhawks:
Goals — Connor Bedard (29)
Assists — Connor Bedard (37)
Points — Connor Bedard (66)
GF/GP — 2.59 (30th)
GA/GP — 3.14 (22nd)
PP% — 18.1% (22nd)
PK% — 84.5% (1st)
FOW% — 46.5% (31st)
Philadelphia Flyers:
Goals — Travis Konecny (25)
Assists — Travis Konecny (35)
Points — Travis Konecny (60)
GF/GP — 2.79 (25th)
GA/GP — 3.00 (12th)
PP% — 14.8% (32nd)
PK% — 78.1% (20th)
FOW% — 48.7% (23rd)
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info
Chicago Blackhawks (27-31-13, 67 points) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (34-24-12, 80 points)
6:00 p.m. CT — Xfinity Mobile Arena
Head Coaches: Jeff Blashill (CHI), Rick Tocchet (PHI)
TV/Stream: CHSN (Ball/Pang), NBCSP
Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman/Konroyd)
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