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2026-27 forecast · Fri, Dec 11, 7:00 PM ET
Dan Vladar · 0.906 SV%
The preseason ratings make Philadelphia Flyers 62.2% to win at home — a clear lean, worth 12.2 points over a coin flip, which grades B. Over a full season those same ratings project PHI for 98 points and CGY for 89.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How the model works
PHI controlled play at 5v5 last season, 51.3% of the expected goals to 46.1%; PHI's power play ran at 14.8% against a CGY kill at 80.4%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Dan Vladar (PHI) saved -5.5 goals above expected to Dustin Wolf's -17.8, on save percentages of 0.906 and 0.899.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction — confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market — publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Philadelphia Flyers over Calgary Flames is where it starts, not where it ends.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
CGY
Dustin Wolf
57 games, 2025-26
PHI
Dan Vladar
52 games, 2025-26
| CGY | Metric | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| 46.1% | xGF% (5v5) | 51.3% |
| 48.4% | Shot share | 49.5% |
| 2.5 | Goals for / game | 2.8 |
| 3.1 | Goals against / game | 2.9 |
| 16.2% | Power play | 14.8% |
| 80.4% | Penalty kill | 78.7% |
| 49.3% | Faceoffs | 49.6% |
Calgary Flames
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 15 | 29 | 45 | |
| R | 18 | 24 | 43 | |
| C | 16 | 22 | 38 | |
| L | 17 | 20 | 36 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| Date | Game | Pick | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | PHI @ CGY | CGY | PHI 1–5 CGY | Correct |
| 2025-11-02 | CGY @ PHI | PHI | CGY 2–1 PHI | Missed |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary Flames | 89 | 41.6% |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 98 | 53.4% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
| R | 24 | 35 | 59 |
| C | 19 | 31 | 50 |
| R | 23 | 22 | 44 |