Overview
- Colorado enters 20-2-6 and Philadelphia 15-8-3, with BetMGM listing the Avalanche as road favorites (-154, total 6).
- Nathan MacKinnon moved atop the league scoring race with 24 goals and 48 points after scoring twice, including the overtime winner against the Rangers.
- This is their first meeting of the season, with Colorado on its third road game in four days and Philadelphia rested and 9-4-2 at home.
- The Flyers placed Tyson Foerster on injured reserve for two to three months and recalled defenseman Ty Murchison as Cam York remains day-to-day.
- Colorado’s goaltending remains unsettled with Scott Wedgewood out; Mackenzie Blackwood has handled recent starts and Trent Miner could be next up.