The San Jose Sharks are looking to string together some wins and that can start with a strong show in Philadelphia. The Sharks’ road trip continues this afternoon with a visit to the Philadelphia Flyers. This is the first and only visit to the City of Brotherly Love for the Sharks this season (barring a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals, of course). The Sharks are fresh off of Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, while the Flyers are coming off a 3-2 Sunday loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
The Flyers are having a good season and are hoping that this is the one where the team makes it into playoff contention. Philly is 15-9-3, just outside of the Eastern Conference wild card picture as of this afternoon.
Philly’s top scorer is Trevor Zegras. The former Anaheim Duck has 26 points in 27 games. He and Tyson Foerster are tied for the team lead with 10 goals apiece. Young Matvei Michkov is having an up and down season after coming into camp out of shape. He’s working through some NHL growing pains. He has 16 points this season.
San Jose Sharks lines today
According to San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng, Timothy Liljegren is a game time decision. If he can’t go, Shakir Mukhamadullin will play. Alex Nedeljkovic is in net because Yaroslav Askarov is ill.
Forwards
Collin Graf — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Adam Gaudette — Ty Dellandrea — Philipp Kurashev
Zack Ostapchuk — Barclay Goodrow – Ryan Reaves
Defense
Dmitry Orlov — Timothy Liljegren
Mario Ferraro — John Klingberg
Sam Dickinson — Nick Leddy
Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov
Philadelphia Flyers lines vs. San Jose Sharks
As for the Flyers, here are the projected lines according to our friends over at Broad Street Hockey.
Forwards
Trevor Zegras – Christian Dvorak – Travis Konecny
Nikita Grebenkin – Noah Cates – Bobby Brink
Matvei Michkov – Sean Couturier – Owen Tippett
Nic Deslauriers – Rodrigo Abols – Garnet Hathaway
Defense
Nick Seeler – Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae – Jamie Drysdale
Ty Murchison – Noah Juulsen
Goaltenders
Dan Vladar
Sam Ersson
How to watch San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers Dec. 9, 2025
The puck drops at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
Sharks fans can watch the game on NBCSCA or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Flyers fans can watch the game on NBCSP.
As always, come back here at game time to talk about what’s happening on the ice and around the league. Those Quinn Hughes rumors aren’t going away. Plus, with so many teams in the “playoff” mix, some trades may be happening soon.
