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CGY· Sun Nov 8Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 18
- G
- 2
- A
- 3
- PTS
- 5
- +/-
- -2
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 15
- TOI/G
- 13:01
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | @NYR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs MIN | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:30 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 1 | vs UTA | W 6-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 13:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | @WSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:00 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs CBJ | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 14:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs ANA | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 12:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | @BUF | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs COL | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs OTT | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | @DET | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | vs SEA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | @BOS | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | @OTT | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | @TBL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:12 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs CAR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | @NJD | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs PIT | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:18 | 0 | 0 |
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| Apr 14 | vs MTL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | vs CAR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | @WPG | W 7-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 13:36 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 9 | @DET | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:06 | 4 | 2 |
| Apr 7 | @NJD | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 13:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | vs BOS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | @NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 16:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs DET | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:00 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 31 | @WSH | L 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | vs DAL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | @DET | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | vs CHI | W 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | vs CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | @SJS | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 18:12 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 19 | @LAK | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 20:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 18 | @ANA | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | vs CBJ | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 12 | @MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 11 | vs WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 11:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 9 | vs NYR | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 12:48 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 7 | @PIT | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 5 | vs UTA | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:18 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | @TOR | W 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 19:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 28 | vs BOS | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | @NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 15:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 25 | @WSH | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:12 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | vs OTT | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 3 | vs WSH | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | vs LAK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | @BOS | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 28 | @CBJ | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:48 | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 26 | vs NYI | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | @COL | W 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 15:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 21 | @UTA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | @VGK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 17 | vs NYR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 15 | @PIT | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 14 | @BUF | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:06 | 5 | 0 |
| Jan 12 | vs TBL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 | vs TBL | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | vs TOR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 6 | vs ANA | W 5-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 13:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3 | @EDM | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | @CGY | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:54 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 30 | @VAN | W 6-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 13:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 28 | @SEA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:54 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | @CHI | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 16:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 22 | vs VAN | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 20 | @NYR | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | @BUF | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 16 | @MTL | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 14 | @CAR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | vs CAR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 11 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:42 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 9 | vs SJS | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs COL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs BUF | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 17:42 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 1 | vs PIT | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | @NJD | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | @NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | @FLA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 24 | @TBL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | vs NJD | W 6-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 16:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | @DAL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | @STL | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs EDM | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | @NSH | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | @MTL | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 18:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs CGY | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs TOR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs NSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs PIT | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | @OTT | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs SEA | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs MIN | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 16 | vs WPG | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | vs FLA | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | @CAR | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | @FLA | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:42 | 2 | 0 |
Latest news
Cates scored a goal, dished an assist, added two PIM, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Mammoth.
Cates has put it together over the last couple of weeks, earning all five of his points this season across his last six outings. This was his first multi-point effort of the campaign. The third-line center has added 14 shots on net, 15 hits, nine blocked shots, six PIM and a minus-1 rating through 16 appearances. If his offense levels off at an acceptable pace, he'll be a useful depth forward in fantasy, though his lack of power-play time is a concern.
RotoWire via ESPN · 5d ago
Cates scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.
Cates has picked up the pace lately, earning all three of his points (one goal, two assists) over the last four games. That's helped him solidify his place in the middle six, though he continues to see little power-play time. Cates has added 12 shots on net, 11 hits, seven blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 14 appearances. He'll have a little fantasy value in deeper formats if he can get back to the pace that saw him produce 47 points in 82 regular-season outings last year.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 28
Cates notched an assist, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Ducks.
Cates has a helper in two of the last three games. The 27-year-old started the season on a 10-game skid, but he looks to be getting back on track now. He's added 11 shots on net, 10 hits, seven blocked shots and a minus-1 rating in 13 appearances. Cates had 47 points and a plus-26 rating over 82 regular-season games last year, but he could struggle to match that production in 2026-27.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 25
Cates (foot) has been cleared for the start of Flyers' training camp, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Cates sustained his foot injury during Game 2 of Philadelphia's second-round playoff series, but was able to avoid needing surgery for it. The 27-year-old winger shared that his timetable for return would've been around one month, which gave him plenty of time to recover in the offseason. Cates had a career year in 2025-26, compiling 18 goals, 47 points, 132 shots on goal, 102 hits, 51 blocked shots and a plus-26 rating across 82 regular-season games. With his clearance for camp, he'll likely continue to center one of Philadelphia's top three lines for the 2026-27 campaign.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 15
Cates will not need to have a procedure for the foot injury he sustained during the 2026 playoffs, per Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports on Tuesday.
Cates told reporters during the Flyers' postseason press conference Tuesday that he probably would not have been able to return in the playoffs, even if the team had advanced past the second round. While he won't need surgery for his foot injury, O'Connor noted that Cates will be sidelined for around a month. As such, Cates should more than likely be ready for the start of the 2026-27 campaign, barring any setbacks.
RotoWire via ESPN · May 12
Cates (lower body) will miss the remainder of Philadelphia's second-round series versus the Hurricanes, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Wednesday.
Cates was injured during Game 2 versus the Hurricanes, though he finished the contest with 20:53 of ice time. The 27-year-old had a five-game goal drought during which he recorded two assists, five shots and 16 hits. With the Flyers also dealing with injuries to Christian Dvorak (undisclosed) and Owen Tippett (undisclosed), the absence of Cates will stretch their depth, especially down the middle.
RotoWire via ESPN · May 6