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Flyers-Avalanche: Game 9 Preview
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All posts by Kevin DursoPublished22 Oct 2018
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
In the second game of the season, the Flyers were locked in a tight contest with the Colorado Avalanche before a late power-play goal essentially sealed the result in Colorado's favor.
The Flyers get a chance at a win in a rematch on Monday night, hosting the Avalanche to close out the season series.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Colorado Avalanche | GP | G | A | P |
| Claude Giroux | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Nathan MacKinnon | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Jake Voracek | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Mikko Rantanen | 8 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Gabriel Landeskog | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Scott Laughton | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Alexander Kerfoot | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Travis Konecny | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Carl Soderberg | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 17 Wayne Simmonds | 92 Gabriel Landeskog |
| Last 5 Games: 3 G, 0 A, 3 P, -3 | Last 5 Games: 6 G, 2 A, 8 P, +8 |
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 37 Brian Elliott | 1 Semyon Varlamov |
| 2-3-0, 3.68 GAA, .878 SV% | 3-0-0, 1.77 GAA, .948 SV% |
Brian Elliott returns between the pipes for the Flyers after stopping 19 of 21 shots in a win on Saturday, just his second of the season. The numbers still aren't pretty for Elliott, but a win like that was a step in the right direction as he makes another start against Colorado.
Semyon Varlamov goes back in net for the Avalanche on Monday night. Varlamov had a strong performance against the Flyers on Oct. 6, making 35 saves in a win. Varlamov has a 4-2-1 record and 2.86 GAA in eight career games against the Flyers.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Injuries: James van Riemsdyk, Michal Neuvirth
Scratches: Mikhail Vorobyev, Corban Knight, Andrew MacDonald
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 23 Oskar Lindblom | 40 Jordan Weal | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 21 Scott Laughton | 19 Nolan Patrick | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 12 Michael Raffl | 15 Jori Lehtera | 22 Dale Weise |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | |
| 8 Robert Hagg | 26 Christian Folin | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| Goalie | ||
| 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
No changes to the Flyers lineup in the morning skate. The team will run the same lines as Saturday's win over New Jersey.
Avalanche Projected Lineup
Injuries: J.T. Compher
Scratches: Vladislav Kamenev, Mark Barberio, Conor Timmins
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 92 Gabriel Landeskog | 29 Nathan MacKinnon | 96 Mikko Rantanen |
| 10 Sven Andrighetto | 13 Alexander Kerfoot | 22 Colin Wilson |
| 83 Matt Nieto | 34 Carl Soderberg | 11 Matt Calvert |
| 56 Marko Dano | 17 Tyson Jost | 57 Gabriel Bourque |
| Defense | ||
| 49 Samuel Girard | 6 Erik Johnson | |
| 28 Ian Cole | 4 Tyson Barrie | |
| 16 Nikita Zadorov | 12 Patrik Nemeth | |
| Goalie | ||
| 1 Semyon Varlamov |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (18th, T-13th at home), Avalanche (11th, 8th on road)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (29th, 29th at home), Avalanche (3rd, 5th on road)
- Recent History vs. Avalanche
- Nov. 4, 2017 – Avalanche 5, Flyers 4 F/SO (at PHI)
- March 28, 2018 – Flyers 2, Avalanche 1 (at COL)
- Oct. 5, 2018 – Avalanche 5, Flyers 2 (at COL)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Avalanche
- Claude Giroux – 13 GP, 8 G, 5 A, 13 P
- Jordan Weal – 3 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 P
- Jake Voracek – 24 GP, 6 G, 11 A, 17 P
- Brian Elliott – 14 GP, 9-3-2, 2.24 GAA, .907 SV%
- Milestone Watch
- Claude Giroux passes Joe Watson for 5th all-time in games played in Flyers history.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
