Game Preview: Avalanche vs. Flyers

COLORADO AVALANCHE (13-8-1) AT PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (8-12-5)
5 PM MT | WELLS FARGO CENTERWATCH:ALTITUDELISTEN: 92.5FM/950 AM
The Colorado Avalanche wrap up their four-game road trip at the Philadelphia Flyers Monday night. Coverage is slated to begin at 5 p.m. MT on Altitude Sports at Wells Fargo Center.

LAST TIME OUT

The Avs look to get back in the win column after falling to the Bruins, 5-1 on Saturday night. Andrew Cogliano scored the lone goal for Colorado, his fourth of the season. Cale Makar skated in his 200th NHL game. Artturi Lehkonen did not return to the game after the first period after suffering an upper-body injury.
Philadelphia enters the matchup following a 3-2 loss at home to the league-leading New Jersey Devils. Travis Konecny and former Avs' forward Lukas Sedlak - who was picked up by the Flyers off waivers back in October - both found the back of the net.

HISTORY

Colorado owns a 36-40-16 all-time mark versus Philadelphia, with a 22-11-6 record since 1995-96.
Since the franchise moved to Denver, the Avalanche hold a 10-7-1 mark on the road versus the Flyers.
Monday's contest is the first of two contests against the Flyers this season, with Philadelphia visiting the Mile High City on Dec. 13 for a 7 p.m. MT puck drop.
The Avs and Flyers met twice last season, with Colorado scoring a combined 13 goals in the two contests.

LINEUP UPDATES

Avalanche
Gabriel Landeskog Lower body
Darren Helm Lower body
Valeri NichushkinLower body
Bowen ByramUnknown
Shane BowersUpper body
Evan Rodrigues Lower Body
Kurtis MacDermidLower body
Josh Manson Lower body
Artturi Lehkonen Upper Body

SCOUTING THE FLYERS

Kevin Hayes leads the Flyers scoring with 25 points (8G, 17A). Travis Konecny and Joel Farabee are second and third on the team at 21 (9G, 12A) and 14 (5G, 9A) points, respectively.
Netminder Carter Hart has garnered a 2.82 goal-against average and a .911 save percentage.
The Flyers average 30.01 hits per 60 minutes, which is ranked second in the league.

DOING THE MOST

Mikko Rantanen leads all active Colorado skaters with 12 points (7G, 5A) against the Flyers franchise.
Alexandar Georgiev holds a 5-3-0 record versus Philadelphia in his career, notching a .943 save percentage and a 1.62 goals-against average.

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Kevin Hayes has 15 points (6G, 9A) in 13 games versus the Avs, the most among current Philadelphia skaters against the Avalanche franchise.

NUMBERS GAME

6-2-0
The Colorado Avalanche are 6-2-0 against the Metropolitan Division this season.
12
The Avs have a 12-2-0 record when scoring first, tied for fourth-most wins in the NHL after striking first.
1st
Colorado ranks first in the league in giveaways (112) and giveaways per 60 minutes (5.04), with the Wild in second at 135 and 5.77 in each respective category.