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Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche

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Philadelphia visits Colorado after Dvorak's 2-goal game

Philadelphia Flyers (23-17-9, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (34-5-9, in the Central Division)

Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Colorado Avalanche after Christian Dvorak scored two goals in the Flyers' 5-4 overtime loss to the Utah Mammoth.

Colorado has a 20-1-4 record in home games and a 34-5-9 record overall. The Avalanche have gone 11-0-4 in games they score at least one power-play goal.

Philadelphia has an 11-9-4 record in road games and a 23-17-9 record overall. The Flyers are 3-4-6 in games decided by a single goal.

Friday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Avalanche won 3-2 in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has scored 38 goals with 47 assists for the Avalanche. Cale Makar has two goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

Travis Konecny has 17 goals and 27 assists for the Flyers. Dvorak has three goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 5-3-2, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.9 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

Flyers: 3-5-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.1 assists, 5.3 penalties and 15.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Avalanche: None listed.

Flyers: None listed.

Regular Season Series

COL leads series 1-0

Statistics

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3.10 Goals Against Average 2.27
25.4 Shots Against per Game 26.8
77.7 Penalty Kill Percentage 85.0
35 Power Play Goals Against 20
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
2.90 Goals For per Game 3.96
26.0 Shots per Game 34.9
22 Power Play Goals 27
15.5 Power Play Percentage 16.5
4 Short Handed Goals 1
531 Penalty Minutes 333
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devon Toews, D Out Jan 21
Joel Kiviranta, LW Injured Reserve Jan 21
Gabriel Landeskog, LW Out Jan 18
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rodrigo Abols, C Injured Reserve Jan 21
Dan Vladar, G Injured Reserve Jan 19
Rasmus Ristolainen, D Injured Reserve Jan 17

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 5 15 67 31
Pittsburgh 11 14 61 25
NY Islanders 5 18 59 27
Philadelphia 9 17 55 23
New Jersey 2 22 54 26
Washington 6 21 54 24
Columbus 7 20 53 23
NY Rangers 6 24 48 21

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 9 5 77 34
Minnesota 9 14 67 29
Dallas 9 14 65 28
Utah 4 20 56 26
Nashville 4 22 52 24
Chicago 7 22 49 21
Winnipeg 7 23 47 20
St. Louis 8 23 46 19
Full Standings
Flyers Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ BUF L 5-2
@ PIT L 6-3
vs NYR L 6-3
@ VGK W 2-1
@ UTA L 5-4 OT
Avalanche Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs CBJ W 4-0
vs TOR L 4-3 OT
vs NSH L 7-3
vs WSH W 5-2
vs ANA L 2-1 SO