By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
A celebration is in store as the Flyers finally make their debut at home after three games on the road. Prior to the start of the home opener, the Flyers will celebrate the start of the 50th anniversary season in front of the home fans and pay tribute to founder and chairman Ed Snider against the Anaheim Ducks.
As for the action on the ice, the Flyers are coming off back-to-back losses in hard-fought efforts for points. The Flyers erased a 3-1 deficit in Arizona on Saturday before falling in overtime and rallied back from trailing 4-0 in Chicago on Tuesday before eventually dropping that contest 7-4.
Thursday's pre-game ceremonies will start promptly at 6:52 p.m. with puck drop expected roughly 30 minutes later at 7:21 p.m.
| Flyers Leaders | GP | G | A | P | Ducks Leaders | GP | G | A | P |
| Travis Konecny | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Cam Fowler | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Claude Giroux | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Ryan Getzlaf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sean Couturier | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Andrew Cogliano | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Read | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Corey Perry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Voracek | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Sami Vatanen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 10 Corey Perry |
| Last 5 Games: 0 G, 1 A, 1 P, -4 | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, -1 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 35 Steve Mason | 36 John Gibson |
| 0-1-1, 3.71 GAA, .870 SV% | 0-2-1, 3.07 GAA, .885 SV% |
Steve Mason gets the call between the pipes for the Flyers, following the same pattern as the first two games. Mason took the loss in Tuesday's game after coming on in relief of Michal Neuvirth, who allowed four goals to the Blackhawks. Mason allowed two goals in the third period to take the loss.
John Gibson had his best start of the season on Tuesday, allowing two goals on 28 shots, but still took the loss. He is winless in three starts this season.
Scratches: Roman Lyubimov, Radko Gudas, Michael Raffl, Scott Laughton, Michael Del Zotto
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 10 Brayden Schenn | 28 Claude Giroux | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 11 Travis Konecny | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 24 Matt Read | 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 22 Dale Weise |
| 76 Chris VandeVelde | 27 Boyd Gordon | 25 Nick Cousins |
| Defense | ||
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 32 Mark Streit | |
| 23 Brandon Manning | 55 Nick Schultz | |
| Goalie | ||
| 35 Steve Mason |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (T-13th, N/A at home), Ducks (T-21th, 16th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (T-24th, N/A at home), Ducks (T-13th, T-13nd on road)
- Recent History vs. Ducks
- Dec. 27, 2015 – The Ducks defeated the Flyers, 4-2, in Anaheim. Ryan Getzlaf opened the scoring with a 5-on-3 power play goal in the first, but Jake Voracek answered to tie the game. Michael Raffl scored early in the second to give the Flyers the lead, but another power play goal by Corey Perry tied the game just two minutes later. Perry scored again 58 seconds into the third and Shawn Horcoff added a shorthanded goal midway through the period to pad the lead.
- Feb. 9, 2016 - The Ducks defeated the Flyers, 4-1, in Philadelphia. Rickard Rakell scored two goals in the first period and Chris Stewart scored on a penalty shot in the second to put the Ducks ahead by three after two periods. Wayne Simmonds scored on the power play in the third, but Andrew Cogliano would later ice the game with an empty-net goal.
- A Look Back in Flyers History – The Flyers don't have an extensive history against the Ducks, just 20 games have been played between the two teams in Anaheim's 24 years in existance, but one of the more memorable ones came on Feb. 2, 2008. The Flyers defeated the Ducks, 3-0, and all three goals were scored by Mike Knuble, who recorded his first career hat trick.
- Flyers leaders vs. Ducks
- Claude Giroux – 11 games, 2 goals, 8 assists, 10 points
- Sean Couturier - 6 games, 0 goals, 4 assists, 4 points
- Jake Voracek - 18 games, 6 goal, 5 assists, 11 points
- Steve Mason - 17 games, 5-9-2, 3.36 GAA, .889 Sv%
Where to Watch
TV: CSN
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
