The Philadelphia Flyers (23-24-6) seek redemption after a close 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche (30-21-2) in November. This will also be their first game played without their close friends, Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee.
The two former first-round picks were moved on Friday for Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a 2025 second-round pick, and a 2028 seventh-round pick.
Daniel Brière accelerated the next phase in the ‘New Era of Orange.’ Now, they’ll compete against the Avalanche with an 11F/7D format.
According to DraftKings Sportsbook, Colorado (-218) is the favorite at the Ball Arena. The lineup is significantly weaker without Farabee and Frost. The Flyers haven’t scored in two back-to-back games, finishing January with a 6-7-2 record. The Avalanche were marginally better, 7-6-2 in January.
When: 2/2/25; 3:00pm/ET
Where: Ball Arena; Denver, CO
Broadcast Info: NBC Sports Philadellphia; Flyers Radio 24/7
Last Game PHI: 1/30/25; 3-0 L; vs New York Islanders
Last Game NYI: 1/31/25; 5-0 W; vs. St. Louis Blues
Philadelphia Flyers
Samuel Errson (15-9-2, 2.86GAA, 89%SV) will start.
The Avalanche are a superior opponent, but mortal, beatable. They’re 4-5-1 in their last 10 games, not all that different from Philadelphia (5-4-1). Philadelphia must strike now to rebound in the rematch. Previously, Colorado ran the score to a 3-0 lead, before the Flyers nearly made a comeback.
Jacob Gaucher and Emil Andrae enter the lineup today.
Projected Lineups: Philadelphia Flyers
#71 Tyson Foerster– #27 Noah Cates – #11 Travis Konecny
#90 Anthony Richard – #14 Sean Couturier – #39 Matvei Michkov
#21 Scott Laughton – #18 Rodrigo Ābols – #10 Bobby Brink
#44 Nicolas Deslauriers – #78 Jacob Gaucher – #19 Garnet Hathaway
#8 Cam York – #6 Travis Sanheim
#36 Emil Andrae – #55 Rasmus Ristolainen
#24 Nick Seeler – #9 Jamie Drysdale
#77 Eric Johnson
#33 Sam Ersson
(#82 Ivan Fedotov)
Projected Lineup: Colorado Avalanche
#62 Artturi Lehkonen – #29 Nathan MacKinnon – # Martin Necas
#27 Jonathan Drouin – #37 Casey Mittelstadt – #16 Juuso Parssinen
#28 Miles Wood – #18 Jack Dury – #20 Ross Colton
#94 Joel Kiviranta – #17 Parker Kelly – #25 Logan O’Connor
#7 Devon Toews – #8 Cale Makar
#49 Samuel Girard – #42 Josh Manson
#67 Keaton Middleton – #70 Sam Malinski
#39 Mackenzie Blackwood
(#41 Scott Wedgewood)
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