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Flyers at Rangers

NHL · Thursday, Feb 26 · 7:00 PM CT · Madison Square Garden · Final PHI 3 – NYR 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
PHI01113
NYR11002
Team box
PHI·NYR
24
shots
24
1 of 5
power play
0 of 3
36.7
faceoff %
63.3
23
hits
23
11
blocked shots
15
11
penalty minutes
15
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Matvei MichkovPHI202
Sam CarrickNYR101
Alexis LafreniereNYR101
Trevor ZegrasPHI101
Noah CatesPHI015
Will BorgenNYR012
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Samuel ErssonPHI2422.917
Igor ShesterkinNYR2421.875

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
NYR +3
PHI +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: NYR 2 · PHI 1lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was PHI 46%, NYR 54% · Updated Feb 26

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
NYR 3.1 – 2.9 PHI
Expected total
6.1
FlyersThe matchupRangers
+117Our fair odds−117
2.9Expected goals3.1
−0.18Power rating−0.19
2.9Goals / game2.6
3.2Allowed / game3.2
25.6Shots / game25.5
49.0Faceoff %54.5
22.5Hits / game26.3
25−32Season record22−35
3−7Last 102−8

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
PHI chance · NYR chance
Our model fair46.1%53.9%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers+11746%————
NYRNew York Rangers−11754%————
Spreadabout even
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers+0.2our margin————
NYRNew York Rangers−0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.1
Over6.1our total————
Under6.1our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Philadelphia Flyers by 6 goals: <1%Philadelphia Flyers by 5 goals: 2%Philadelphia Flyers by 4 goals: 5%Philadelphia Flyers by 3 goals: 10%Philadelphia Flyers by 2 goals: 9%Philadelphia Flyers by 1 goal: 20%New York Rangers by 1 goal: 23%New York Rangers by 2 goals: 10%New York Rangers by 3 goals: 12%New York Rangers by 4 goals: 6%New York Rangers by 5 goals: 2%New York Rangers by 6 goals: <1%
← PHI wins byNYR wins by →
New York Rangers wins by 2 or more31%
New York Rangers wins by 3 or more21%
Philadelphia Flyers wins by 2 or more26%
Decided by one goal43%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.1 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 12%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 7%9 goals: 9%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.554%
Total over 6.543%
Total over 7.525%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
PHISamuel Ersson G · last 5 starts: .862 save %, 3.83 GAAstarted
NYRIgor Shesterkin G · last 5 starts: .925 save %, 2.34 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
PHI·NYR
Feb 25 at WSH
last game
Feb 5 vs CAR
0 days
days of rest
20 days
yes
back-to-back
no
1
games in last 7 days
0
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 57+ games
PHI·NYR
−0.18
rating (0 = average)
−0.19
2.9
goals / game
2.6
3.2
goals allowed / game
3.2
25−32
season record
22−35
13−16
home record
6−19
12−16
away record
16−16
L2
streak
L4
3−7
last 10
2−8
25.6
shots / game
25.5
49.0
faceoff %
54.5
22.5
hits / game
26.3
15.2
blocked shots / game
15.1
4.0
takeaways / game
4.4
14.9
giveaways / game
14.8

Rating Trend

PHI · NYR · 113 days
Philadelphia FlyersNew York Rangers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · NYR 7−3
Jan 17at PHINYR 6 − 3
Dec 20, 2025at NYRNYR 5 − 4 SO
Apr 9, 2025at NYRPHI 8 − 5
Jan 23, 2025at NYRNYR 6 − 1
Nov 29, 2024at PHIPHI 3 − 1
Apr 11, 2024at NYRPHI 4 − 1
Mar 26, 2024at NYRNYR 6 − 5 OT
Feb 24, 2024at PHINYR 2 − 1
Nov 24, 2023at PHINYR 3 − 1
Mar 1, 2023at PHINYR 3 − 2 OT

PHI · Last 10

3−7 · streak L2
Feb 25at WSH1 − 3L
Feb 5vs OTT1 − 2L
Feb 3vs WSH4 − 2W
Jan 31vs LA2 − 3L
Jan 29at BOS3 − 6L
Jan 28at CBJ3 − 5L
Jan 26vs NYI0 − 4L
Jan 23at COL7 − 3W
Jan 21at UTAH4 − 5L
Jan 19at VGK2 − 1W

NYR · Last 10

2−8 · streak L4
Feb 5vs CAR0 − 2L
Jan 31at PIT5 − 6L
Jan 29vs NYI1 − 2L
Jan 28at NYI2 − 5L
Jan 26vs BOS4 − 3W
Jan 23at SJ1 − 3L
Jan 20at LA3 − 4L
Jan 19at ANA3 − 5L
Jan 17at PHI6 − 3W
Jan 14vs OTT4 − 8L