Regular Season · Scheduled

Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Oct 5, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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Before faceoff

Expected lines and units. Check each team's source and confirmation status.

Faceoff

  • Confirmed
  • Projected
  • Out
  • GTD Game-time decision
  • Unavailable
What do these symbols mean?

Confirmed / Source-confirmed — The source explicitly labelled the lineup or starting goalie confirmed. This alone does not verify a coach's announcement. Skater lines and starting goalies are confirmed separately.

Projected — Expected lines that can still change before puck drop. A team projection is not confirmation for a specific game.

Out — The source lists the player as unavailable or outside the expected lineup. Check the injury or scratch label where supplied.

GTD — Game-time decision: the player's participation is uncertain.

Unavailable — No current reported lineup is available, or its freshness cannot be verified. Older reports can be expanded inline where available; their original source dates are retained.

Observed usage — Last-game combinations show who played together and for how long. Their usage ranks do not confirm the next lineup or change reported F1/F2 assignments.

Away Philadelphia Flyers
Observed combinations from latest preseason shared ice time

Expected lineup

No reported skater lineup available for this game.

Last-game combinations

Ranked by shared time
NHL shift charts · latest preseason in snapshot 2026-09-26 vs WSH

Goalies

Next starter unconfirmed
G

Forward lines

5-on-5
F #1 9:27 together
F #2 8:31 together
F #3 8:04 together
F #4 8:03 together

Defensive pairings

5-on-5
D #1 15:04 together
D #2 13:54 together
D #3 8:23 together

Power play

5-on-4 / 5-on-3
PP #2 0:59 together

F/D/PP #1, #2 and later numbers are usage ranks in this game. They do not establish the expected lineup.

Home Tampa Bay Lightning
Observed combinations from latest preseason shared ice time

Expected lineup

No reported skater lineup available for this game.

Last-game combinations

Ranked by shared time
NHL shift charts · latest preseason in snapshot 2026-09-26 vs FLA

Goalies

Next starter unconfirmed
G

Forward lines

5-on-5
F #1 8:31 together
F #2 8:05 together
F #3 7:31 together
F #4 4:44 together

Defensive pairings

5-on-5
D #1 13:36 together
D #2 8:14 together
D #3 7:20 together

Power play

5-on-4 / 5-on-3

F/D/PP #1, #2 and later numbers are usage ranks in this game. They do not establish the expected lineup.