PHI @ DET Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-15 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-15 04:00:10

PHI @ DET

Venue: Little Caesars Arena

Puck drop: Thu Oct 15, 2026 7:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

PHI (last 10)

Record 2-5-3
Streak L8
GF/GP · GA/GP 1.7 · 3.4
Power play 3/26 (11.5%)
Last game OTL vs SEA (2–2)

DET (last 10)

Record 2-5-3
Streak L3
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.7 · 3.9
Power play 7/31 (22.6%)
Last game OTL vs NJD (4–5)

Recent meetings:

2026-04-09 PHI 3 @ DET 6
2026-04-02 DET 4 @ PHI 2
2026-03-28 PHI 5 @ DET 3

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

PHI

Christian Dvorak 2 pts · 2 G · 4 SOG
Trevor Zegras 2 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
Denver Barkey 2 pts · 0 G · 1 SOG
T. Foerster 1 pts · 1 G · 4 SOG

DET

Alex DeBrincat 7 pts · 4 G · 19 SOG
Michael Brandsegg-NygÃ¥rd 4 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
Lucas Raymond 4 pts · 0 G · 14 SOG
Viktor Arvidsson 3 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: PHI 2.69 · DET 3.17 · Win odds: PHI 40.3% · DET 59.7% · OT/SO chance: 16.5%

2-3 36.5%
2-2 32.1%
3-3 31.4%

Box Score

PHI 1 Final DET 2

2026-10-15

Stat	PHI	DET
Goals	1	2
Shots	18	26
Power Play	0/2 (0.0%)	0/4 (0.0%)
PIM	10	6
Faceoffs	32 / 28	28 / 32
Blocks	17	24
Saves	24	17

PHI Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Matvei Michkov	1	0	1

DET Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Andrew Copp	1	0	1
Anton Johansson	1	0	1
Dylan Larkin	0	1	1
Justin Faulk	0	1	1
Michael Rasmussen	0	1	1
Nate Danielson	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-12 11:46PM EDT · Latest pregame lines available

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

PHI Away

Forwards

Line 1

Denver Barkey

#86 · LW

TOI 15:28xGF/60 2.70xGA/60 2.48CF/60 54.3SC±/60 -3.88G±/60 +3.88CF% 53.8xGF% 52.2

Christian Dvorak

#22 · C

TOI 18:21xGF/60 2.28xGA/60 1.68CF/60 52.3SC±/60 -6.54G±/60 +3.27CF% 57.1xGF% 57.5

Tyson Foerster

#71 · RW

TOI 17:18xGF/60 1.77xGA/60 1.92CF/60 48.6SC±/60 -6.93G±/60 +3.47CF% 58.3xGF% 47.9

Line 2

Owen Tippett

#74 · LW

TOI 15:36xGF/60 1.07xGA/60 3.42CF/60 50.0SC±/60 -7.69G±/60 0.00CF% 41.9xGF% 23.8

Sean Couturier

#14 · C

TOI 16:30xGF/60 1.01xGA/60 4.53CF/60 47.3SC±/60 -10.91G±/60 -3.64CF% 39.4xGF% 18.3

Porter Martone

#94 · RW

TOI 12:29xGF/60 1.29xGA/60 2.79CF/60 28.8SC±/60 +9.61G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 31.6

Line 3

Michael Bunting

TOI 10:03xGF/60 1.00xGA/60 5.09CF/60 23.9SC±/60 +5.97G±/60 -5.97CF% 23.5xGF% 16.5

Trevor Zegras

#46 · C

TOI 17:59xGF/60 0.93xGA/60 2.97CF/60 46.7SC±/60 -6.68G±/60 0.00CF% 46.7xGF% 23.8

Matvei Michkov

#39 · RW

TOI 13:40xGF/60 1.57xGA/60 2.92CF/60 30.7SC±/60 +4.39G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 35.0

Line 4

Carl Grundstrom

#91 · LW

TOI 12:11xGF/60 3.80xGA/60 2.72CF/60 54.2SC±/60 -14.78G±/60 0.00

Noah Cates

#27 · C

TOI 13:22xGF/60 2.06xGA/60 3.93CF/60 31.4SC±/60 +4.49G±/60 -4.49CF% 38.9xGF% 34.4

Noel Acciari

#52 · RW

TOI 13:42xGF/60 1.62xGA/60 4.84CF/60 26.3SC±/60 +4.38G±/60 -8.76CF% 26.1xGF% 25.1

Defense

Pair 1

Travis Sanheim

#6 · LD

TOI 24:32xGF/60 1.77xGA/60 3.18CF/60 41.6SC±/60 -4.89G±/60 -2.45CF% 45.9xGF% 35.8

Oliver Bonk

#59 · RD

TOI 20:00xGF/60 1.91xGA/60 2.58CF/60 42.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 48.3xGF% 42.5

Pair 2

Nick Seeler

#24 · LD

TOI 21:18xGF/60 1.25xGA/60 3.94CF/60 25.4SC±/60 -2.81G±/60 -2.82CF% 28.1xGF% 24.1

Jamie Drysdale

#9 · RD

TOI 22:06xGF/60 1.73xGA/60 4.35CF/60 35.3SC±/60 -2.71G±/60 -2.71CF% 34.2xGF% 28.5

Pair 3

Simon Benoit

TOI 14:30xGF/60 1.44xGA/60 2.40CF/60 45.5SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +4.14CF% 52.4xGF% 37.4

David Jiricek

#5 · RD

TOI 15:29xGF/60 0.95xGA/60 2.99CF/60 50.4SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 52.0xGF% 24.0

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Joseph Woll
G2	Dan Vladar

DET Home

Forwards

Line 1

Viktor Arvidsson

#33 · LW

TOI 19:59xGF/60 4.56xGA/60 1.10CF/60 66.1SC±/60 +15.01G±/60 +3.00CF% 59.5xGF% 80.6

Dylan Larkin

#71 · C

TOI 23:15xGF/60 3.22xGA/60 1.63CF/60 49.0SC±/60 +7.74G±/60 0.00CF% 48.7xGF% 66.4

Lucas Raymond

#23 · RW

TOI 21:45xGF/60 3.74xGA/60 0.48CF/60 57.9SC±/60 +13.79G±/60 +2.76CF% 70.0xGF% 88.6

Line 2

Alex DeBrincat

#93 · LW

TOI 20:55xGF/60 2.18xGA/60 1.35CF/60 43.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 53.6xGF% 61.7

Emmitt Finnie

#58 · C

TOI 16:16xGF/60 3.11xGA/60 1.36CF/60 55.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 62.5xGF% 69.6

Michael Brandsegg-Nygård

#28 · RW

TOI 15:07xGF/60 3.02xGA/60 1.46CF/60 59.5SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 71.4xGF% 67.4

Line 3

Michael Rasmussen

#27 · LW

TOI 15:42xGF/60 2.44xGA/60 1.97CF/60 42.0SC±/60 -3.82G±/60 +3.82CF% 57.9xGF% 55.3

Andrew Copp

#18 · C

TOI 17:48xGF/60 2.58xGA/60 2.08CF/60 37.1SC±/60 -3.37G±/60 +3.37CF% 50.0xGF% 55.3

Keegan Kolesar

#55 · RW

TOI 7:57xGF/60 2.08xGA/60 1.90CF/60 37.7SC±/60 -22.64G±/60 -7.55CF% 45.5xGF% 52.2

Defense

Pair 1

Ben Chiarot

#8 · LD

TOI 20:12xGF/60 4.23xGA/60 0.49CF/60 80.2SC±/60 +11.88G±/60 0.00CF% 71.1xGF% 89.6

Moritz Seider

#53 · RD

TOI 25:47xGF/60 3.01xGA/60 1.01CF/60 53.5SC±/60 +9.31G±/60 0.00CF% 60.5xGF% 74.8

Pair 2

Albert Johansson

#20 · LD

TOI 15:03xGF/60 3.38xGA/60 2.91CF/60 47.8SC±/60 -7.97G±/60 +3.99CF% 40.0xGF% 53.7

Anton Johansson

TOI 10:34xGF/60 3.79xGA/60 3.62CF/60 62.5SC±/60 -11.35G±/60 +5.68CF% 40.7xGF% 51.2

Pair 3

William Wallinder

TOI 16:51xGF/60 3.44xGA/60 1.62CF/60 42.7SC±/60 -3.56G±/60 0.00CF% 60.0xGF% 68.0

Justin Faulk

#72 · RD

TOI 18:19xGF/60 3.08xGA/60 1.43CF/60 42.6SC±/60 +9.83G±/60 0.00CF% 68.4xGF% 68.3

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	John Gibson
G2	Daniil Tarasov

Injuries

As of 2026-10-15

PHI

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Nikita Grebenkin	RW	17	upper body	OUT
Travis Konecny	RW	11	lower body	OUT
Rasmus Ristolainen	D	55	undisclosed	OUT
Cameron York	D	8	upper body	OUT

DET

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Mason Appleton	C	22	undisclosed	OUT
Carter Bear	LW	41	upper body	OUT
Jacob Bernard-Docker	D	25	upper body	OUT
J.T. Compher	LW	37	undisclosed	QUESTIONABLE
Marco Kasper	C	92	upper body	OUT

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