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Flyers vs. Avalanche Preview: Turning the Page

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Thursday’s loss for the Flyers, their second straight shutout loss and fourth defeat in the last five games, was largely overshadowed by the news that came after midnight. A trade sending Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to the Calgary Flames immediately shook up the roster.

While the newest faces for the Flyers coming from Calgary may not be available to play just yet, there are new faces in the lineup, as the Flyers head on the road for the next two games, starting Sunday afternoon against the Colorado Avalanche.

Game time is 3 p.m.


Team Leaders

Philadelphia Flyers GP G A P Colorado Avalanche GP G A P
Travis Konecny 53 21 37 58 Nathan MacKinnon 53 19 60 79
Matvei Michkov 51 14 20 34 Martin Necas 53 17 43 60
Owen Tippett 52 14 16 30 Cale Makar 53 19 38 57
Scott Laughton 50 10 15 25 Casey Mittelstadt 53 9 22 31
Sean Couturier 50 8 16 24 Artturi Lehkonen 41 21 9 30

Flyers Avalanche Players to Watch

Emil Andrae makes his return to the lineup for the first time since Dec. 19. The smooth-skating defenseman looks to make an impact and solidify his spot in the lineup further in his latest call-up.

Cale Makar has been picking up plenty of points of late. He has seven points in his last seven games and nine points in his last 10 games, including six of his 19 goals on the season. Makar had a big game against the Flyers on Nov. 18, scoring two goals.


Flyers Avalanche Goalie Matchup

Sam Ersson is expected to get the start for the Flyers. Ersson allowed four goals on 16 shots in his last start against the Devils last Wednesday before being pulled. Ersson has won eight of his last 11 starts.

Mackenzie Blackwood is expected to start for the Avalanche. Blackwood made 19 saves in a shutout win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday. Blackwood has just three wins in his last eight starts. Prior to the shutout win on Friday, Blackwood had allowed three goals or more in five straight starts.


Projected Lineups

Flyers Lines

Flyers Scratches: Ryan Poehling (injury), Egor Zamula (injury), Owen Tippett (injury), Erik Johnson (healthy), Andrei Kuzmenko (healthy), Jakob Pelletier (healthy), Aleksei Kolosov (healthy)

Avalanche Lines

Avalanche Scratches: Valeri Nichushkin (injury), Oliver Kylington (injury), Gabriel Landeskog (injury), Tucker Poolman (injury), Calvin de Haan (healthy)

Lineup Notes

  • Flyers: Owen Tippett traveled with the team but is not expected to play. New acquisition Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier are not expected to be available due to visa issues. Emil Andrae and Jacob Gaucher were both recalled from the AHL and will play. It will be Gaucher’s NHL debut. Nic Deslauriers is expected to return to the lineup.
  • Avalanche: No changes are expected to the Avalanche lineup.

Game Notes

  • Power Play: Flyers (15.6% – 28th), Avalanche (21.0% – 17th)
  • Penalty Kill: Flyers (77.8% – 21st), Avalanche (80.2% – 12th)
  • Recent History vs. Avalanche 
    • Nov. 18, 2024 – Avalanche 3, Flyers 2 (at PHI)
  • Team Leaders vs. Avalanche
    • Bobby Brink – 2 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 3 P
    • Travis Konecny – 12 GP, 4 G, 8 A, 12 P
    • Sean Couturier – 17 GP, 1 G, 9 A, 10 P
    • Sam Ersson – 1 GP, 0-0-0, 3.40 GAA, .889 SV%
  • Milestone Watch
    • Sean Couturier needs one goal to reach 200 for his career.

Where to Watch

  • TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia+
  • Radio: Flyers Broadcast Network