After playing a matinee matchup against the New York Rangers yesterday, which saw the Avs win 3-2 in overtime thanks to a ridiculous goal from Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado looks to sweep this back-to-back against the Philadelphia Flyers here today. This will be the first of two regular-season meetings between these two teams. Colorado Avalanche (20-2-6)As mentioned, the Avs wrapped up their regular-season series against the New York Rangers yesterday, as they won 3-2 in overtime, thanks to some heroics from Nathan MacKinnon. He made just a ridiculous move in overtime to freeze a defender, drag the puck back, and then put an insane backhand shot on net that I don’t think a lot of people initially thought actually went in. Regardless, Colorado battled hard in this game and earned another important two points in the standings.Projected LineupArtturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin NecasGabriel Landeskog – Brock Nelson – Ross ColtonValeri Nichushkin – Jack Drury – Victor OlofssonParker Kelly – Zakhar Bardakov – Joel KivirantaDevon Toews – Cale MakarJosh Manson – Brent BurnsSamuel Girard – Sam MalinskiTrent MinerMackenzie BlackwoodPhiladelphia Flyers (15-8-3)The Flyers have been maybe one of the surprise teams to start the year, in a good way. They’ve been more competitive than I think a lot of people thought they would be, and because of that, they find themselves just two points back of the third spot in the Metropolitan Division because of how close the East is. This is a very high-skill team, and Colorado will need to keep Philly’s high-skill players off the score sheet if they want to sweep the back-to-back here today.Projected LineupTrevor Zegras – Christian Dvorak – Travis KonecnyMatvei Michkov – Sean Couturier – Owen TippettNikita Grebenkin – Noah Cates – Bobby BrinkNicolar Deslauriers – Rodrigo Abols – Garnet HathawayNick Seeler – Travis SanheimEmil Andrae – Jamie DrysdaleEgor Zamula – Noah JuulsenSamuel ErssonDan VladarFollow along in the comments below!
