Colorado Avalanche (5-2-1) @ Philadelphia Flyers (1-6-3)
5 p.m. MDT | Xfinity Mobile Arena | Watch: Altitude, Altitude+ | Listen: Altitude Sports Radio (92.5 FM), Altitude Sports Radio App
The Avalanche begins a road back-to-back with a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. This is the first of two regular-season meetings between the teams in 2026-27, as they’ll play in Colorado on March 9th.
Latest Result (COL): PIT 2, COL 5
Latest Result (PHI): OTT 1, PHI 3
Colorado Comeback
The Avalanche erased a 2-0 first-period deficit and defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at Ball Arena on Friday. Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and T.J. Hughes registered his first NHL goal, while Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog each posted tallies. In net for Colorado, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 30 of the 32 shots he faced.
Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin opened the scoring at 8:28 of the first period with a shot from the slot, and the Penguins made it 2-0 when Bryan Rust scored at the right doorstep off the rush at 8:57 of the opening frame. Lehkonen put the Avs on the board with his fifth goal of the season via a shot from the left doorstep set up by MacKinnon’s feed off the rush at 11:01 of the first period.
Colorado tied the game at 25 seconds of the middle frame when Lehkonen scored his sixth goal of the season via a shot from the doorstep after catching the puck in the air and dropping it to his stick. Landeskog gave the Avs a 3-2 lead with his third goal of the season via a shot from the right doorstep set up by Brock Nelson’s feed at 4:24 of the second period. Colorado doubled its lead when Hughes scored his first goal of the season with a shot from the doorstep set up by MacKinnon at 14:57 of the middle frame. The Avs took a 5-2 lead on the power play at 15:06 of the third period when MacKinnon scored his sixth goal of the season via a left-circle one-timer.
Leading the Way
Nate the Great
MacKinnon is tied for sixth in the NHL in goals (6).
All Hail Cale
Among NHL defensemen, Cale Makar ranks tied for second in goals (3), tied for fifth in points (9) and tied for ninth in assists (6).
Toewser Laser
Devon Toews is tied for seventh among defensemen in goals (2).
Series History
In 47 previous regular-season games against the Flyers, the Avalanche has a record of 27-14-4-2.
Saturday Success
The Flyers defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-1 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday. In the second period, Drake Batherson put the Senators on the board first at 5:55 before Porter Martone tied the game for the Flyers at 9:03 and Matvei Michkov gave Philadelphia a 2-1 lead on the power play at 18:33. In the third period, Trevor Zegras doubled Philadelphia’s lead with an empty-net goal at 19:46.
Filling the Net Against the Flyers
MacKinnon has posted 21 points (6g/15a) in 22 games against the Flyers.
Makar has registered 10 points (6g/4a) in 11 contests against Philadelphia.
Martin Necas has recorded 17 points (3g/14a) in 20 games against the Flyers.
Philly’s Leading Scorers
Michkov leads the Flyers in points (5) and goals (4).
Travis Konecny and Sean Couturier (3) are tied for the Flyers lead in assists and tied for fourth in points (3).
Zegras ranked tied for second on the Flyers in points (4) and goals (2) while ranking tied for third in assists (2).
A Numbers Game
14
MacKinnon’s 14 even-strength points this season are the second most in the NHL.
30
Colorado leads the NHL with 30 five-on-five goals this season.
85%
The Avalanche’s 85% mark on the penalty kill ranks eighth in the NHL.
Quote That Left a Mark
"He’s been playing really well. [He's made] a lot of great plays. He's pretty comfortable around the net, so I think getting down on one knee looked comfortable. That's not the easiest puck to put in."
-- Nathan MacKinnon T.J. Hughes’ play and his first NHL goal
