The Flyers are still looking for their first back-to-back victories of the season.
They'll go for that again Monday night as the Flyers (4-4-0) host the Avalanche (5-1-2).
Let's look at some notables before puck drop:
• When: 7 p.m. ET with Flyers Pregame Live at 6:30 p.m.
• Where: Wells Fargo Center
• Broadcast: NBC Sports Philadelphia
• Live stream: NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com and the NBC Sports MyTeams app
• During last Saturday's 5-2 win over the Devils, Jakub Voracek showed just how important he is to the Flyers - and how tough they are to beat when he's clicking.
In the Flyers' four wins, Voracek has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) and a plus-7 rating. In the Flyers' four losses, he has one point (an assist) and a minus-7 mark.
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Voracek was right when he said it's not all about points. But it's definitely clear when he's not creating or converting chances, the Flyers are a drastically different team.
• The Avalanche's speed gave the Flyers fits in the team's first loss, a 5-2 decision on Oct. 6. With Nathan MacKinnon and company, the Flyers must be stronger on the forecheck and the blueliners can't allow Colorado's playmakers to get behind the defense.
MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen are tied for second among the NHL's leading scorers with 14 points apiece. Meanwhile, the Avalanche are allowing the league's second-fewest goals per game at 2.25.
They're also on the final game of a four-game road trip.
• Mikhail Vorobyev will be a healthy scratch for the third straight game. Could a decision be coming on him soon? Jordan Weal's play will continue to have a say in the matter.
• A look at the goalies: Brian Elliott is 2-3-0 with a 3.69 goals-against average and .878 save percentage; Semyon Varlamov is 3-0-2 with a 1.77 goals-against average and .948 save percentage.
Projected lineup
Forwards
Claude Giroux-Sean Couturier-Wayne Simmonds
Scott Laughton-Nolan Patrick-Jakub Voracek
Oskar Lindblom-Jordan Weal-Travis Konecny
Michael Raffl-Jori Lehtera-Dale Weise
Defensemen
Ivan Provorov-Robert Hagg
Shayne Gostisbehere-Christian Folin
Travis Sanheim-Radko Gudas
Goalies
Brian Elliott
Calvin Pickard
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