The Philadelphia Flyers looked to steal two crucial points early in the season against the defending Presidents' Trophy winners.

The Flyers had a bad one lead directly to a Jets goal in the second period. Nikita Grebenkin couldn’t handle a pretty low-key pass from Travis Sanheim. Winnipeg pounced on the mishap as Scheifele blasted a shot past Samuel Ersson to put the Flyers down 2-0.

The Flyers went for a spin on Thursday night against the defending Presidents’ Trophy winners, the Winnipeg Jets. And they probably drove coach Rick Tocchet a little crazy in a 5-2 loss that saw a combined 31 shots.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Winnipeg Jets vs. Philadelphia Flyers NHL game to be played on October 16, 2025 on ESPN.

The Philadelphia Flyers remain at home tonight to face the Winnipeg Jets—a matchup that, on paper, doesn’t carry the same emotional weight as a divisional battle, but in practice, is exactly the kind of game that reveals who the Flyers really are right now.

Mark Scheifele scored a pair of goals to tie the record for the most career points in Jets franchise history, Connor Hellebuyck made 15 saves, and Winnipeg beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2.

The Philadelphia Flyers lost a low-event game to the Winnipeg Jets, 5-2, at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday evening.

After falling behind by a 2-0 score in the second period, the Flyers got on the board. A two-on-one rush developed. Owen Tippett had Christian Dvorak on his flank but chose to shoot and beat Connor Hellebuyck from the right circle at 16:22.

Rick Tocchet all but confirmed the defenseman would return to the lineup against the Winnipeg Jets at morning skate. Emil Andrae has been loaned to AHL Lehigh Valley to make room for York.

Scheifele matched Wheeler with his second goal of the game, which gave the Jets a 4-1 lead at 9:40 of the third period. With the Jets on a power play, Connor made a seam pass to Scheifele, who was open for a one-timer from the left face-off circle.

The Philadelphia Flyers’ challenging early-season homestand continues as they welcome the Minnesota Wild to Xfinity Mobile Arena. After a grueling first four ga