By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
It's a clean slate for the Flyers as the 2017-18 season begins on the West coast.
The Flyers return to the ice to start a new season with many fresh faces in the lineup. They face the San Jose Sharks to open the season.
The opening face-off is set for 10:30 p.m.
Team Leaders (2016-17)
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | San Jose Sharks | GP | G | A | P |
| Jake Voracek | 82 | 20 | 41 | 61 | Brent Burns | 82 | 29 | 47 | 76 |
| Claude Giroux | 82 | 14 | 44 | 58 | Joe Pavelski | 81 | 29 | 39 | 68 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 82 | 31 | 23 | 54 | Logan Couture | 73 | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 79 | 12 | 30 | 42 | Joe Thornton | 79 | 7 | 43 | 50 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 76 | 7 | 32 | 39 | Joel Ward | 78 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 19 Nolan Patrick | 88 Brent Burns |
| Last 5 Games: N/A | Last 5 Games: N/A |
Injuries:
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 37 Brian Elliott | 31 Martin Jones |
| 2016-17: 26-18-3, 2.55 GAA, .910 SV% | 2016-17: 35-23-6, 2.40 GAA, .912 SV% |
The Flyers only real splash of free agency was adding veteran goalie Brian Elliott. Elliott makes his debut with the Flyers in the season opener, looking to rebound from an inconsistent season with the Flames in 2016-17.
Martin Jones goes between the pipes for the Sharks. Jones was solid in goal in his second NHL season as a full-time starter, appearing in 65 games and posting 35 wins.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Scratches: Jori Lehtera, Sam Morin, Travis Sanheim
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 40 Jordan Weal | 19 Nolan Patrick | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 22 Dale Weise | 51 Valtteri Filppula | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 20 Taylor Leier | 21 Scott Laughton | 12 Michael Raffl |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 23 Brandon Manning | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 8 Robert Hagg | |
| Goalie | ||
| 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
By virtue of the morning skate, it seems like it is no question that the Flyers forward lines remain the same as they were for Sunday's preseason finale. The top two lines remained intact as they did for much of the preseason, which the third and fourth lines used on Sunday are also still in place on Wednesday. Jori Lehtera is the extra forward.
Based on the skate, Sam Morin and Travis Sanheim were on the extra pair, which usually indicates that they would be healthy scratches for the game. But Dave Hakstol was mum on an official lineup, so while it can be assumed they are scratched, that may change. Shayne Gostisbehere is expected to be in the lineup, despite dealing with an upper-body injury following Sunday's game. He said on Tuesday he was "good to go" for Wednesday's opener.
Sharks Projected Lineup
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 62 Kevin Labanc | 19 Joe Thornton | 8 Joe Pavelski |
| 89 Mikkel Boedker | 39 Logan Couture | 27 Joonas Donskoi |
| 28 Timo Meier | 48 Tomas Hertl | 36 Jannik Hansen |
| 68 Melker Karlsson | 50 Chris Tierney | 42 Joel Ward |
| Defense | ||
| 7 Paul Martin | 88 Brent Burns | |
| 44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 61 Justin Braun | |
| 4 Brenden Dillon | 74 Dylan DeMelo | |
| Goalie | ||
| 31 Martin Jones |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (2016-17: 14th, 20th on road), Sharks (2016-17: 25th, T-17th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (2016-17: T-19th, 23th on road), Sharks (2016-17: T-17th, 21st at home)
- Recent History vs. Sharks
- Dec. 30, 2016 – Sharks 2, Flyers 0
- Feb. 11, 2017 - Flyers 2, Sharks 1 (OT)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Sharks
- Claude Giroux - 13 GP, 6 G, 4 A, 10 P
- Ivan Provorov – 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 P
- Valtteri Filppula – 31 GP, 4 G, 11 A, 15 P
- Brian Elliott – 13 GP, 6-4-1, 2.56 GAA
- Milestone Watch
- Claude Giroux needs two goals to move into 15th all-time in Flyers history. Giroux also needs one assist to move into fourth all-time in Flyers history, and four assists to reach 400 for his career.
- Wayne Simmonds needs two points to reach 400 in his career and four assists to reach 200 in his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBCSN
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
