Edmonton visits Philadelphia after Draisaitl's 2-goal game

Updated Oct. 18, 2023 4:50 a.m. ET

Edmonton Oilers (1-2, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (2-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)

Philadelphia; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the Philadelphia Flyers after Leon Draisaitl's two-goal game against the Nashville Predators in the Oilers' 6-1 win.

Philadelphia had a 31-38-13 record overall and an 18-18-5 record in home games last season. The Flyers committed 3.9 penalties per game and served 10.4 penalty minutes per game last season.

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Edmonton went 50-23-9 overall and 30-13-4 in road games last season. The Oilers scored 4.0 goals per game last season while giving up 3.1 per game.

INJURIES: Flyers: Rasmus Ristolainen: out (undisclosed).

Oilers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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