Game Preview: Avalanche Are Rolling. The Flyers Just Finally Got Started

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday at Xfinity Mobile Arena after defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday. Colorado holds a 5-2-1 record and has scored 36 goals in eight games, with Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen tied for the team lead with eight goals each. Philadelphia enters the matchup at 1-6-3 following its first win of the season, a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Philadelphia has struggled at both ends of the ice, scoring an Eastern Conference-low 14 goals while allowing 34. Colorado goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood is projected to start against Dan Vladar for the Flyers. Blackwood holds an 11-3-2 career record against Philadelphia, while Vladar has posted a 3.88 goals-against average in six previous appearances against Colorado.