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Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers

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Matvei Michkov scores 2 goals and Flyers beat Avalanche 3-2 for 2nd straight win

Colorado Avalanche vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game Highlights

Michkov leads the Flyers with six goals this season. Noel Acciari also scored for Philadelphia, which lost six games in regulation and three in overtime or shootouts before breaking through on Saturday with a victory over Ottawa.

Joseph Woll made 24 saves for his first victory with the Flyers. He spent the previous five seasons with Toronto.

Martin Necas and rookie T.J. Hughes scored for the Avalanche (5-3-1), last season's Presidents' Trophy winners. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 21 shots.

Cole Knuble made his NHL debut for the Flyers, the team he grew up rooting for. His father, Mike, played for Philadelphia from 2005-09 and in 2013. The 22-year-old right wing had 13 minutes, 44 seconds of ice time.

Mitchkov scored on a power play at 7:41 of the first period and made it 2-0 at 12:23 of the second when he skated around the net and fired a long-range wrist shot past several players that beat Blackwood on the glove side.

Necas got the Avalanche on the board with 2:08 left in the second. Acciari restored Philadelphia's two-goal lead at 6:34 of the third, the veteran center's first goal as a Flyer.

Hughes scored at 14:40 of the third, his second straight game with a goal after he found the net for the first time in Friday's win over Pittsburgh.

Up next Avalanche: At New Jersey on Tuesday.

Flyers: At Buffalo on Wednesday.

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Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:41 Matvei Michkov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Denver Barkey (3), Trevor Zegras (3)
Goal 2nd Period 12:23 Matvei Michkov Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Trevor Zegras (4), Noah Cates (1)
Goal 2nd Period 17:52 Martin Necas Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (3), Devon Toews (5)
Goal 3rd Period 6:34 Noel Acciari Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Oliver Bonk (2), Trevor Zegras (5)
Goal 3rd Period 14:40 T.J. Hughes Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Fedor Svechkov (3), Sam Malinski (2)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 24
16 Hits 26
5 Takeaways 7
26 Shots 24
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 33
43.1 Faceoff Win Percent 56.9
16 Giveaways 6
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyson Foerster, RW Day-To-Day Oct 21
Owen Tippett, RW Injured Reserve Oct 19
Cam York, D Injured Reserve Oct 18
Rasmus Ristolainen, D Injured Reserve Oct 14
Travis Konecny, RW Injured Reserve Oct 11
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nicolas Roy, C Day-To-Day Oct 21
Logan O'Connor, RW Injured Reserve Oct 19
Zachary L'Heureux, LW Out Oct 17
Georgii Merkulov, C Injured Reserve Sep 28

Game Information

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 18,353 | Capacity:

2026-27 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Utah 0 3 14 7
Minnesota 2 2 14 6
Dallas 1 3 11 5
Colorado 1 4 11 5
Winnipeg 2 3 10 4
Nashville 3 2 9 3
St. Louis 1 4 9 4
Chicago 0 6 6 3

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 1 2 17 8
NY Rangers 1 3 15 7
NY Islanders 1 3 11 5
Washington 0 4 10 5
New Jersey 0 4 10 5
Pittsburgh 1 6 7 3
Philadelphia 3 6 7 2
Columbus 0 5 6 3
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