ANAHEIM — Trevor Zegras will stroll into Honda Center wearing a different shade of orange on Wednesday, and so far it’s been one that has better suited him.

He made reference to the brevity of the call to inform him he’d been traded from the Ducks to the Philadelphia Flyers in his first meeting ever against the team that drafted him. He quickly answered and hung up an imaginary phone after one of his two goals in a win against the Ducks at Wells Fargo Center, one he said afterward felt “(expletive) amazing.”

But in Wednesday’s second meeting, and the first in an arena where he was “beloved,” according to former Ducks teammate and current Flyers cohort Jamie Drysdale, Zegras is going to take his time to soak in all the fanfare.

“It was more of an emotional type of situation in the first (game),” Zegras said. “Coming back to Honda Center and being back here is a little different, because obviously I lived here for so long, and the people in Anaheim were so good to me, the fans, and to be able to see them all loud and proud tomorrow will feel good.”

Zegras ingratiated himself quickly in the City of Brotherly Love. Drysdale’s presence as well as that of USNTDP and World Juniors teammate Cam York, a former Junior Duck, eased the transition. But he also found fast personal chemistry with leading scorer Travis Konecny and, more recently, speedy winger Owen Tippett.

“Trevor has been a great addition to our forward group. He has fit right in with our guys. He knew some of our players before, so that really helped,” Flyers general manager Daniel Briere said via text message. “We certainly hope that he will keep getting better and can be part of the long-term plans here. It’s a nice bonus that we can use him at both center and wing as well.”

Zegras, who has scored three lacrosse-style goals in his career and graced a video game cover but has never played a playoff game, has said he thought the move to Philly was an opportunity to reinvent his image and dispel some misconceptions. On Tuesday, he stopped just short of saying the trade was necessary to move forward in his career after two injury-plagued campaigns – he’s one of just four Flyers not to have missed a single game this season – but he emphasized how content he was with every aspect of his current situation.

Though Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek was diplomatic in publicly discussing Zegras and Drysdale, even as their contract negotiations dragged well into training camp in 2023, it was evident that he didn’t view them as core pieces in the way that his predecessor Bob Murray did. Zegras said that he and former coach Greg Cronin were on good terms, emphasizing their vibe “on a human level,” and that he’d met “once or twice” with new coach Joel Quenneville prior to the June trade for Ryan Poehling and a pair of Day 2 draft picks.

While Poehling has been a solid contributor who signed an in-season contract extension – Zegras and Drysdale are restricted free agents to be, whom Briere has expressed desire and confidence in re-signing – Zegras has jockeyed with Konecny atop the team leaderboard in goals and points.

Moreover, though the Flyers’ power play has been powerless overall, Zegras has been an exceptional contributor. One of the internal rationales for moving on from Zegras was that despite his potential and imaginative play, his man-advantage production was lacking, though that was true of practically every Ducks forward. This season, he has 19 points with the extra man, nearly double Konecny’s total of 10.

“He’s been awesome, literally since Day 1,” Drysdale said. “He fit right in. As we know, he’s a pretty loud guy and he gets comfortable real quick. He’s been amazing, the guys love him and everyone in Philly loves him. He’s been a big part of our team this year, and he will be moving forward as well.”

Like Zegras, Drysdale is on course for career bests in goals and points, with a chance to turn in his best plus-minus rating, though the Ducks certainly don’t regret their end of the deal since Cutter Gauthier has now joined Leo Carlsson as a budding superstar.

Drysdale attributed his progress to increased confidence, decreased risk and a solid defensive foundation. Flyers coach Rick Tocchet, in his first year with the club he once played for, echoed that sentiment and has used Drysdale to match up with top players, finding trust in both his even-strength metrics and his swift strides.

Tocchet, a former hard-nosed winger who once played a playoff run with a broken jaw and is hardly a heavy Instagram user, challenged Zegras early on but has found him, like Cronin did, to be an approachable player who wields influence in the locker room.

“He’s a very coachable kid. I’ve enjoyed coaching him. Obviously, he’s well-liked in the room. There’s a smile on his face every day. I like that. If you lose 8-0 or win 8-0, he’s a pretty consistent guy,” Tocchet said. “In the NHL, you play 82 games and there’s a lot of ups and downs, it’s good to have those guys in the room. Plus he wants to improve his game; he’s not satisfied.”

FLYERS AT DUCKS

When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Where: Honda Center

How to watch: Victory+, KCOP (Ch. 13)