When the Philadelphia Flyers take the ice in Anaheim tonight, it will mark the start of a critical West Coast swing. But beyond the schedule, beyond the points at stake, the newest chapter in the Flyers/Ducks rivalry carries a more personal layer.

The Flyers were without their captain on Thursday when they faced the Los Angeles Kings to close out a Southern California back-to-back. According to coach Rick Tocchet, Sean Couturier missed the game with an upper-body injury.

The Philadelphia Flyers face the New York Rangers in a regular season NHL game on Thursday, Feb. 26, at Madison Square Garden.

The Ducks extend the game on Leo Carlsson’s goal with 1:54 left in regulation, but Noah Cates scores on a deflection in OT to give Philadelphia a 3-2 win. Trevor Zegras is held off the scoresheet in his first game in Anaheim since his

LOS ANGELES ― The last time the Flyers saw the Los Angeles Kings, the visitors to Xfinity Mobile Arena handed the home team a 3-2 overtime loss. It ended up being the capper to a four-game losing streak for the Orange and Black,

"Sluggish group tonight," coach Rick Tocchet said after a 2-1 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets. "We didn't have our A-game."

The head coach of OHL-leading Brantford has had Luchanko for parts of four months. The Bulldogs acquired the 19-year-old center in a November trade with Guelph. McKee is someone the Flyers know well. He was teammates with Danny Briere for parts of three seasons when they played on the Sabres.

After ending their five-game road trip 3-1-1, the Los Angeles Kings (28-24-16) returned home tonight to host the Philadelphia Flyers (33-23-12), but their loss today once again showed why they can't be trusted at Crypto.