COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Mon, Dec. 5 at Philadelphia 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Wed, Dec. 7 BOSTON 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Fri, Dec. 9 NY RANGERS 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Sun, Dec. 11 at St. Louis 1 p.m. ESPN 92.5
LAST GAME – Dec. 3 (Boston 5, Colorado 1 at TD Garden)
David Pastrnak and Trent Frederic each scored twice to lift the Bruins to a 5-1 victory over the Avalanche at TD Garden … Andrew Cogliano had the lone tally for Colorado and Pavel Francouz made 25 saves … Cale Makar appeared in his 200th career NHL game.
SF: 25 SA: 40 PP: 0-3 PK: 4-5
TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO at PHILADELPHIA
5:08 p.m. MT / 7:08 p.m. ET
Altitude / 92.5
TV: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey
The Colorado Avalanche wraps up a four-game road trip tonight in Philadelphia against the Flyers … The Avs are 1-2-0 so far on this journey, falling in Winnipeg, winning in Buffalo and losing in Boston … After tonight, the Avs will play seven of their next eight and 10 of their next 13 games at home … This trip started a run that has Colorado playing every other day from Nov. 29 until the holiday break: 13 games in 25 days.
AVALANCHE & FLYERS
Tonight is the first of two meetings between the Avalanche and Flyers, with the second and final matchup taking place a week from tomorrow in Denver … Colorado won both matchups last season and is 5-1-0 in its last six against Philadelphia.
SCHEDULE vs. FLYERS
Dec. 5 @ PHI
Dec. 13 vs. PHI
RECORD VS. FLYERS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96
Overall: 0-0-0 Overall: 2-0-0 Overall: 36-40-16 Overall: 22-11-6
Home: 0-0-0 Home: 1-0-0 Home: 21-13-13 Home: 12-4-5
Road: 0-0-0 Road: 1-0-0 Road: 15-27-3 Road: 10-7-1
ALL HAIL CALE
Cale Makar appeared in his 200th career NHL game on Saturday night in Boston … His 203 career points are the most by a defenseman through 200 games in NHL history, eclipsing the previous mark of 195 by Sergei Zubov … Among defensemen who appeared in at least 200 games during their career, only Makar (1.02), Bobby Orr (1.39) and Paul Coffey (1.09) averaged at least a point-per-game … Cale recorded his 200th career point on Nov. 21 in Dallas, reaching the milestone faster than any defenseman in NHL history (195th game) … As of Sunday, Cale was tied for fifth among NHL blueliners in scoring this season with 23 points (6g/17a) in 22 contests … He leads the entire NHL in ice time, averaging 26:55 minutes per game.
CLIMBING THE FRANCHISE CHARTS
Nathan MacKinnon tied a career high with five points on Thursday in Buffalo, his fifth career 5-point game to equal Michel Goulet and Marian Stastny for fifth most such performances in franchise history … Thursday was MacKinnon’s 57th game with at least three points, tying Anton Stastny for fifth place in career three-point games … MacKinnon’s two goals Thursday moved him past Gabriel Landeskog (248) for sole possession of sixth place on the franchise’s all-time list with 250, just two away from Anton Stastny (252) for fifth … Nathan’s three assists moved him past Milan Hejduk (430) for fifth place on the career helpers list with 431 … Saturday night in Boston was MacKinnon’s 660th career game, passing Cody McLeod (659) for ninth place on the franchise’s all-time games played list.
CLIMBING THE FRANCHISE RECORDS PART II
Mikko Rantanen’s goal Thursday moved him past Matt Duchene (178) for ninth on the franchise’s all-time goals list with 179 … Rantanen’s effort was his 115th multi-point game, one behind Paul Stastny (116) for 11th in club history
JUST CAN’T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Colorado is 8-5-0 on the road this season, 9-5-0 if you include the one “home” game in Finland … The Avalanche finished a league-best 9-1 on the road during the 2022 postseason, tied for the fewest road losses by a Stanley Cup champion since 1987 (the 2012 Kings and 1995 Devils were both 10-1) … Colorado earned all four series-clinching wins on the road.
ONE MONTH AT A TIME
The Avalanche finished 8-3-0 in November, the 23rd consecutive month that the Avs posted a .500 or better record in …. And 21 of those 23 months featured a winning record.
IT TAKES TWO BABY
Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with 33 points, followed by Mikko Rantanen with 31, both of which rank among the NHL’s top-15 scorers … MacKinnon’s 22 assists and Rantanen’s 14 goals both rank among the league leaders as well… Rantanen was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for Nov. 7-13 after MacKinnon was the NHL’s Second Star the week before from Oct. 31–Nov. 6.
SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT
As of Sunday, Colorado ranked fourth in the NHL in team save percentage at .916 … Individually, Alexandar Georgiev ranked ninth in that category with a .922 mark.
QUARTER MARK
The Avalanche played their 20thgame of the season on Tuesday night in Winnipeg, the last NHL team to reach the unofficial quarter mark of their season … Colorado had the exact same record through 20 games as each of the previous two seasons (12-7-1) and nearly the same as three years ago (12-6-2).
DROP DEAD GEOR-GIOUS
Alexandar Georgiev is 11-3-1 in 15 starts with the Avalanche, ranking among the NHL’s top 10 in wins (11), save percentage (.922) and win percentage (.767) … He earned his 10th victory of the season in his 13th appearance on Nov. 26 against Dallas, tied for the second-fewest games to 10 wins in a season in franchise history … The only netminders to reach 10 wins in 13 games or fewer are Stephane Fiset (11 games in 1994-95 and 13 in 2009-10), Dan Bouchard (11 in 1980-81), Craig Anderson (13 in 2009-10) and Jocelyn Thibault (13 in 1994-95) … Going back to last year with the Rangers, Georgiev is 19- 4-1 in his last 25 games (24 starts).
THAT’S THE POWER OF LOVE
Colorado is the NHL’s top power play team at 32.5% (26-80) … The Avalanche scored three power-play goals in Thursday’s victory over the Sabres … Colorado is 12-4-1 when scoring a PPG this year, 1-4-0 when it fails to do so … The Avs tallied a power-play goal in a season-high eight consecutive games from Oct. 29–Nov. 26 … The club posted a 39.3 success rate (11-28) in October, the second-best mark in a single month since relocating to Denver behind only November 2018 (40.0%) … The Avalanche’s power play scored at a 32.8% clip during the 2022 playoffs, the highest rate on record (since 1977-78) by an NHL team that played at least 20 games … During the 2021-22 regular season, Colorado finished seventh in power-play percentage (24.0%) and led all teams in power-play goals (67) … It marked the Avalanche’s fourth top-10 finish in the last five seasons.
HOME COOKING
Mikko Rantanen has 23 points (11g/12a) in nine home games this season, which ranks him among the league leaders in home scoring … Mikko’s 2.56 points-per-game average on home ice is by far the highest in the NHL … He has two or more points in seven of his nine home outings, which includes five 3-point efforts and three 4-point nights.
SONG SUNG BLUE(LINE)
Colorado’s defensemen have combined for 59 points (12g/47a) this year, which ranks among the top 10 in the league as of Sunday … The Avs defense produced 64 goals last season, a franchise record and the most by any team since the 1992-93 Capitals (94) … The Avalanche’s blueline also lead all teams in points with a franchise-record 238, the most since the 1995-96 Red Wings had 240 … Colorado’s defensemen finished with 69 points (18g/51a) during the playoffs, the most by any blueline in a four-round postseason since the 1984-85 Oilers (77).
REVERSE RETRO JERSEY
The Avalanche debuted their adidas Reverse Retro 2022 ADIZERO jerseys in the Nov. 26th victory over the Dallas Stars … The 2022 Colorado Avalanche Reverse Retro uniform pays tribute to its home state by incorporating colors of the Colorado flag while reintroducing the original jersey design donned in the 1995 inaugural season … The Avs will wear the RR jersey four times this season: Nov. 26 vs. Dallas, Dec. 11 at St. Louis, Dec. 29 vs. Los Angeles and Jan. 2 vs. Vegas
DAYDREAM BELIEVER
Colorado will play nine afternoon games this season . The Avs finished 5-1-0 in day games last year, 3-0-0 at home and 2-1- 0 on the road … Colorado is 13-3-1 in day contests since the start of the 2019-20 campaign and 16-3-2 in home afternoon contests since 2017-18.
BACK-TO-BACK
The Avalanche will play 13 back-to-backs this season … The Avs have competed in four back-to-backs so far, going 2-2-0 in the first game and 2-2-0 in the second … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) combined record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark behind Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs finished 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second (.773), with only Tampa (10-0-2, .917) posting a better record in the second half of a back-to-back.
POSTPONEMENT
The Avalanche and Predators game at Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 25 was postponed due to a water main break that significantly impacted the event level at the arena … The contest has been rescheduled for April 14 as Colorado’s final game of the regular season – it’s the second half of a back-to-back, the Avs play Winnipeg at home on April 13.
FINNISH FIREWORKS
Led by Nathan MacKinnon’s seven combined points (0g/7a) and Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick in the opener, the Avalanche swept the two-game NHL Global Series from the Blue Jackets in early November, out-scoring Columbus 11-4 … Colorado’s six goals in the 6-3 opening win set an NHL record for a single game outside of North America while the 11 combined goals were also the most over a two-game overseas series … Rantanen’s hat trick was just the third outside of North America in history, while MacKinnon’s four helpers that first night set a record for the most assists in a single game outside of North America … Alexandar Georgiev started and won both games, allowing four goals 71 shots (2.02 GAA, .944 Sv%) … His two victories already equal the record for career wins in games played overseas … MacKinnon’s seven assists and eight career points (he had one goal in the 2017 Global Series in Sweden) are both records for games played outside North America.
MOST GOALS, GAME, OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
6 – Colorado, 2022 Global Series vs. Columbus (Nov. 4, 2022)
5 – Colorado, 2022 Global Series vs. Columbus (Nov. 5, 2022)
5 – Tampa Bay, 2019 Global Series vs. Buffalo (Nov. 9, 2019)
5 – New Jersey, 2018 Global Series vs. Edmonton (Oct. 6, 2018)
5 – Phoenix, 2010 Premiere Series vs. Boston (Oct. 9, 2010)
5 – St. Louis, 2009 Premiere Series vs. Detroit (Oct. 3, 2009)
5 – Calgary, GAME ONe Japan ’98 at San Jose (Oct. 10, 1998)
MOST CAREER POINTS IN GAMES PLAYED OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
8 – Nathan MacKinnon (1g/7a)
7 – Patrick Kane (3g/4a)
7 – Dustin Byfuglien (2g/5a)
MOST CAREER ASSISTS IN GAMES PLAYED OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
7 – Nathan MacKinnon
5 – Dustin Byfuglien
5 – Blake Wheeler
HAT TRICKS SCORED OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
3 – Mikko Rantanen (COL), Nov 4, 2022 vs. Columbus (2022 Global Series)
3 – Patrik Laine (WPG), Nov. 1, 2018 at Florida (2018 Global Series)
3 – Theo Fleury (CGY), Oct. 10, 1998 at San Jose (GAME ONe Japan ’98)
MOST ASSISTS, GAME, OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
4 – Nathan MacKinnon (COL) Nov. 4, 2022 vs. Columbus (2022 Global Series)
3 – Dustin Byfuglien (WPG) Nov. 1, 2018 at Florida (2018 Global Series)
3 – Blake Wheeler (WPG), Nov. 1, 2018 at Florida (2018 Global Series)
SCHEDULE NOTES
The Avs will play 26 games against their division foes, meeting Arizona, Dallas, Nashville, St. Louis Winnipeg four times each (two home/away) and Chicago (two home/one away) and Minnesota (one home/two away) three times apiece … Colorado will play 24 games versus the Pacific Division (three times each) and 32 against teams from the Eastern Conference (one home/away).
MILE HIGH MAINSTAY
Erik Johnson is in his 15th NHL season and 13th with the Avalanche … His 13 seasons rank fourth in franchise history behind only Joe Sakic (20), Adam Foote (17) and Milan Hejduk (14), with Foote the only other defenseman on that list … Johnson is the longest current tenured athlete of any of Denver’s four major sports teams, followed by Gabriel Landeskog and Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon (both 12 seasons).
BEST SINCE 2019-20
The Avalanche are 150-60-20 (.699) since the start of the 2019-20 season, the most wins, points and best points percentage in the NHL … Only Tampa (49) has more playoff wins during that span
MOST WINS SINCE 2019-20 POINTS % SINCE 2019-20 PLAYOFF WINS SINCE 2019-20
Colorado 150 Colorado .696 Tampa Bay 49
Boston 148 Boston .693 Colorado 32
Tampa Bay 145 Carolina .671 NY Islanders 25
Florida 142 Tampa Bay .664 Vegas 23
Carolina 142 Florida .662 Montreal 19
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH; AVS WIN STANLEY CUP
The Avalanche won their third Stanley Cup championship in 2022 following 1996 and 2001 … Colorado claimed its title by going 16-4 in the postseason, which included a pair of sweeps and defeating the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning in six games during the Final … The Avs became the sixth team to win a Cup with four or fewer postseason losses since 1987 when the NHL went to four rounds of best-of-seven … And of those six only one team had fewer losses, the 1988 Oilers (two) … The Avalanche did not lose consecutive games all playoffs.
ALL I DO IS WIN WIN WIN NO MATTER WHAT
The 2021-22 Avalanche equaled the NHL record for the most combined regular season/playoff wins with 72 (56 regular season, 16 playoff), a feat only three teams in NHL history had achieved before … The 2021-22 Avalanche joined the 1995-96 Red Wings, 1983-84 Oilers and 1976-77 Canadiens on that list.
RECORD REGULAR SEASON
The 2021-22 Avalanche set a franchise record with 56 wins and 119 points en route to winning their second straight division title and 11th since moving to Denver (13th in franchise history) … It marked the club’s first back-to-back division championships since their NHL-record run of nine straight from 1994-95 to 2002-03 … The Avs clinched the conference’s top spot despite facing a 10-point deficit behind the No. 1 seed on Dec. 3 … The last team to win their conference after overcoming a deficit of 10 or more points was the Rangers in 2014-15 (13) … After sweeping a back-to-back from Arizona on Jan. 15, the Avalanche remained in first place in the West over the final 106 days of the regular season … During a span of over two months from Feb 10–April 19, Colorado was first in the entire NHL for all but one day (68 out of 69)
WINS, FRANCHISE HISTORY POINTS, FRANCHISE HISTORY
56 2021-22 119 2021-22
52 2000-01 118 2000-01
52 2013-14 112 2013-14
TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
The 2021-22 Avalanche posted their best home season in franchise history with a 32-5-4 record (68 points) … Colorado tied Florida for the league lead in home points, ending with the most home points in the NHL for the second straight season after tying Penguins for league lead with 46 in 2020-21 … The Avs are just the third team over the last 30 years to post the league’s best home record in back-to-back seasons (outright or tie), joining the 2016 and 2017 Capitals and the 2007 and 2008 Red Wings … Colorado went 30-3-3 over its final 36 contests at Ball Arena … The Avs posted an 18-game home winning streak from Nov. 11–Jan. 30, the fifth longest run in NHL history … The club had a franchise record 22-game home point streak (20-0-2) from Oct. 30–Feb. 10, the NHL’s longest since 2013-14 (Anaheim, 20-0-2) … Colorado recently completed its best 60-game home stretch in franchise history going 49-5-6 (.867) from March 10, 2021 to October 19, 2022.
AINT NO MOUNTAIN HIGH, AINT NO VALLEY LOW
Colorado’s Stanley Cup championship came five years after a last-place finish in 2016-17 …. The Avs became the fifth team in the expansion era (1967-68) to win a title within five years of a last place finish and the first since the 2009 Penguins … Colorado won the Presidents’ Trophy the previous year in 2020-21, becoming the first NHL team to go from worst to first overall in four seasons or less since the Bruins in 1970-71.
DOWN BUT NEVER OUT
Ten of the Avalanche’s wins during the 2022 postseason were earned in come-from-behind fashion, including four thirdperiod comebacks … Colorado’s 10 comeback wins tied the 2009 Penguins for the most in NHL history … The Avs trailed in all four of their series-clinching victories, the first team in NHL history to do so.
MAGIC YEAR FOR MAKAR
After becoming the first player in franchise history to win the Norris Trophy in 2021-22, Makar followed that up by winning the 2022 Conn Smythe as playoff MVP … At 23 years, 239 days, he became the youngest defenseman in 52 years to win the Conn Smythe and just the third overall to do so at age 23 or younger, joining Bobby Orr with the 1970 Bruins (22 years, 51 days) and Serge Savard with the 1969 Canadiens (23 years, 102 days) … Makar won the Conn Smythe just five days after receiving his first Norris Trophy … He became the third player to win both awards in the same season, following Orr in 1970 and Nicklas Lidstrom in 2002 … Makar led the Avalanche and all NHL defensemen with 29 points (8g/21a) in 20 games, the fourth-highest total by a defenseman in Stanley Cup Playoff history behind Paul Coffey (37) with the 1985 Oilers, Brian Leetch (34) with the 1994 Rangers and Al MacInnis (31) with the 1989 Flames.
IN BEDNAR WE TRUST
Jared Bednar is in his seventh season as the Avalanche’s head coach … Hired on Aug. 25, 2016, he is the third-longest tenured coach in the NHL behind Jon Cooper (March 25, 2013) and Mike Sullivan (Dec. 12, 2015) … Jared led the 2021-22 Avalanche to their most successful regular season in franchise history (56-19-7, 119 points) and continued that into the postseason with a 16-4 playoff mark en route to capturing the 2022 Stanley Cup … Bednar, who won a Calder Cup with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2016 and a Kelly Cup with the South Carolina Stingrays in 2009, became the first individual to win a championship in the NHL, AHL and ECHL as a head coach … He is the winningest coach in Avalanche history with a 253-176- 47 (.581) regular season record … Bednar owns a 40-22-1 (.635) record in 63 postseason games, the best playoff winning percentage among active coaches and the third highest all time (min 50 GP) behind Glen Sather (.706) and Toe Blake (.689).
TIP OF CAP
Gabriel Landeskog enters his 12th NHL season and 11th as team captain … Landeskog was the youngest captain in NHL history when he assumed the role at 19 years, 286 days on Sept. 4, 2012, a title he held for four years before Connor McDavid was given the ‘C’ by Edmonton at 19 years, 266 days on Oct. 5, 2016 … Landeskog is the second-longest serving captain in franchise history behind only Joe Sakic (17 seasons, 16 consecutive) … Only three players have been captain of their current teams longer:
Sidney Crosby (PIT) ………………… 16th season (since 2007-08)
Jonathan Toews (CHI) …………….. 15th season (since 2008-09)
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) ……………… 14th season (since 2009-10)
Gabriel Landeskog (COL) …………11th season (since 2012-13)
SUPER JOE ACHIEVES RARE FIRST
General Manager (now President) Joe Sakic, who captained the Avalanche to a pair of titles in 1996 and 2001, became the first individual in league history to win a Stanley Cup as a captain and GM with the same organization … He was just the third to win a championship as a player and general manager with the same franchise, joining Serge Savard of the Canadiens and Milt Schmidt of the Bruins.
2022-23 AVALANCHE TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 24 – Anton Blidh, Sampo Ranta recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Nov. 25 – Anton Blidh, Sampo Ranta reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Nov. 26 – Kurtis MacDermid placed on Injured Reserve (retroactive to Nov. 12) … Anton Blidh, Sampo Ranta recalled from the
Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Anton Blidh, Sampo Ranta reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
TRANSACTIONS CONTINUED
Nov. 28 – Anton Blidh recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Alex Galchenyuk signed to a one-year contract for the 2022-23
season .. Jean-Luc Foudy recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Dec. 2 – Andreas Englund recalled from the Colorado Eagles
Dec. 3 – Josh Manson placed on Injured Reserve (retroactive to Dec. 1)
Dec. 4 – Bowen Byram placed on Injured Reserve (retroactive to Nov. 4) … Charles Hudon recalled from Colorado (AHL)
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Wed., Dec. 7 Washington Capitals Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Fri., Dec. 9 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena 10 p.m. NBCSP+, 93.3 WMMR
Sun., Dec. 11 Arizona Coyotes Mullet Arena 7 p.m. NBCSP+, 93.3 WMMR
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Wade Allison IR-oblique muscle strain, hip pointer 11/13-present 11
Cam Atkinson upper body 9/25-present 25
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 25
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 25
James van Riemsdyk IR-upper body 10/27-present 19
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 146
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/2 – Assigned F Kieffer Bellows to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
12/1 – Activated F Travis Konecny from Injured Reserve
11/29 – Activated F Scott Laughton from IR; Loaned F Jackson Cates to Lehigh Valley
FLYERS VS. AVALANCHE: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS AVALANCHE
42-30-20 ALL-TIME RECORD 36-40-16
28-12-5 HOME 21-13-13
14-18-15 ROAD 15-27-3
1-4-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-1-0
4-5-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 6-4-0
312 GOALS SCORED 289
18.5% POWER PLAY 19.0%
81.0% PENALTY KILL 81.5%
Hayes: 15 pts (6-9=15) in 13 GP
Konecny: 6 pts (0-6=6) in 7 GP
Ristolainen: 6 pts (1-5=6) in 14 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Galchenyuk: 17 pts (6-11=17) in 23 GP
Rantanen: 12 pts (7-5=12) in 11 GP
Johnson: 11 pts (1-10=11) in 17 GP
Hart: 0-2-0, 4.62 GAA, .885 SV% in 2 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced COL
TEAM GOALTENDERS Georgiev: 5-3-0, 1.62 GAA, .943 SV%, 3 SO in 8 GP
Francouz: 2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .938 SV% in 2 GP
TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia plays 21 games in 40 days from Nov. 8-Dec. 17 – tied for the most games played among other NHL teams in that span (STL).
- The Flyers have allowed the opposing team to score first in 19 of its 25 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-3rd in the NHL with six wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers are 2-2-2 when scoring first.
- Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
- The Flyers rank second in the NHL with 446 blocked shots and T-2nd with 759 hits.
- Philadelphia ranks T-7th in the NHL in team rookie scoring percentage (11.0) and ninth in team rookie points (18).
- The rookies have netted a combined seven goals to rank T-4th among NHL team rookie goal percentage (11.9) and T-7th in rookie goals.
HOME SWEET HOME
- Philadelphia continues its five-game homestand Monday – it’s second-longest homestand of the season. The Flyers will host a seven-game homestand, March 14-28.
- The Flyers are 5-7-1 on home ice this season, including a 2-3-0 record against a Western Conference opponent.
- Philadelphia ranks T-2nd in the NHL in shorthanded goals (2) and shorthanded assists (3) collected on home ice this season.
- The Flyers have scored 31 of its 59 goals this season on home ice (.525) and out of those 31 home goals, 24 have been tallied at even strength.
‘TIS THE SEASON
- The Flyers play 14 contests during the month of December, tied for their second-most in a month this season.
- Philadelphia will play six games at home and eight on the road, including the start to five road games in a row, Dec. 22-Jan. 2, that will be split up by the NHL Holiday Break, Dec. 24-26.
- Philadelphia owns a 352-223-82-30 all-time record for games played in the month of December – its second-most wins in a single month.
- The Flyers rank second in NHL history with a .594 winning percentage during the month of December (VGK – .741 in 58 all-time games) and rank seventh with 352 December wins.
- The December schedule also features Philadelphia’s 21st all-time game held on New Year’s Eve, it’s 20th on the road, when the Flyers visit the Kings on Dec. 31. Philadelphia is 9-7-2-2 all-time in New Year’s Eve contests, 8-7-2-2 on the road.
KONNECT FOUR
- Travis Konecny scored his ninth goal, third PPG, of the season Saturday for his second marker in as many games and fourth goal in his last five games.
- He owns 15 points (5-10=15) in his last 13 games, including four multi-point contests and a seven-game point streak (3-7=10), Nov. 2-15.
- He leads the team in goals (9), ranks T-1st in game-winning goals (2) and multi-point games (7) and ranks second in assists (12), points (21) and shots (61) this season.
- The forward recorded his first career shorthanded assist/point vs. VAN (10/15).
- The 25-year-old netted two goals Oct. 13 vs. NJ for his 11th career multi-goal game. Per NHL Stats, he became the second player in Flyers history to have two-or-more multi-goal games in a season opener (Bill Barber, 3x, 10/9/80, 10/9/81 & 10/7/82).
- He ranks second in Flyers history in GWG (18), third in goals (119), fourth in scoring (292) and assists (173) and fifth in PPG (23) since entering the NHL in 2016-17.
LUCKY NUMBER 13
- Kevin Hayes registered an assist Saturday night for his sixth point (3-3=6) in the last five games.
- He collected back-to-back multi-point games (2-2=4), Nov. 26-29, for the sixth time in his career and ranks T-1st on the team with seven multi-point games this season.
- He owns 15 points (7-8=15) in the last 15 games, including a season-high six-game point streak (Nov. 12-21).
- The 30-year-old leads the team in assists (17), PPA (7) and points (25) and ranks second in goals (8) this season.
- He collected eight points (1-7=8) in a career-high five-game season-opening point streak, Oct. 13-22.
- He tallied his 200th career assist Oct. 19 at FLA.
- Set a career-high three-game PPP streak (3a) from Oct. 13-18.
ICE ICE BABY
- Tony DeAngelo has an assist in back-to-back games and leads team defensemen with 12 points (3-9=12) in 24 games this season.
- He ranks 13th in the NHL in average TOI/game (24:37).
- He ranks third on the team in PPP (6), fourth in points, T-4th in assists and T-5th in goals.
- He recorded a career-high 31:03 TOI Nov. 19 at MTL to become the sixth defenseman in Flyers history to skate 31-plus minutes in two-or-more games, also: Matt Carle (2), Eric Desjardins (9), Derian Hatcher (2), Kim Johnsson (4) and Chris Pronger (3).
- He recorded five points (1-4=5) in a four-game point streak, Oct. 13-19.
- Per NHL Stats, he became the fifth defenseman in Flyers history to start a season on a point streak of at least four games: Behn Wilson (7 games in 1981-82), Chris Pronger (5 games in 2011-12), Gary Galley (four games in 1993-94) and Mark Howe (four games in 1988-89 & 1984-85).
- The blueliner scored his first goal in a Flyers sweater, on the power play, Oct. 15 vs. VAN.
- The Sewell, NJ native, made his Flyers debut on Oct. 13, registering two assists, a plus-3 rating and three blocked shots in a team-high 23:46 TOI.
SANNY ON A ROLL
- Travis Sanheim tallied an assist Saturday night to extend his point streak to a season-high three-game point streak (1-2=3).
- He owns five points (1-4=5) in the last six games and seven points (2-5=7) in the last eight contests.
- He netted his first career shorthanded goal Nov. 29 vs. NYI to become the 41st defenseman in Flyers history to record a SHG.
- The blueliner leads the team in assists (5), second in scoring (7) and T-2nd in goals since Nov. 19 and ranks T-1st among NHL defensemen in even-strength points (6) and T-9th in goals and points in that span.
- The 26-year-old signed an eight-year, $50 million contract extension ($6.25 AAV) on Oct. 13.
CZECH HIM OUT
- Lukas Sedlak netted his third goal of the season Saturday, his fifth point (2-3=5) in the last four contests.
- He registered two assists Nov. 29 vs. NYI, including his first career shorthanded assist.
- He recorded back-to-back multi-point games for the first time in his career (1-3=4), Nov. 26-29, and has three multipoint games on the season.
- The forward has eight points (3-5=8) with the Flyers since being claimed on waivers from Colorado on Oct. 19.
- The Czech Republic native’s five assists are his second-most in a season (6 in 2016-17) and his eight points are tied for his second-most in a season (13 in 2016-17, 8 in 2017-18).
EMERGING TALENT
- Noah Cates owns two assists in the last three games, including his first career shorthanded point (assist) on Nov. 29 vs. NYI.
- He owns eight points (3-5=8) in the last 14 games.
- He tallied his first power-play point of the season (assist), Nov. 15 at CBJ.
- The 23-year-old recoded his first game-winning goal of the season, second career, Oct. 18 at TBL.
- The forward leads team rookies with nine points (3-6=9) and is one of 17 rookies to register a GWG.
IVAN THE GREAT
- Ivan Provorov has three assists in the last six contests.
- He recorded his 200th career NHL point (assist) Nov. 26 at NYI to become the seventh defenseman in Flyers history to reach the 200-plus point milestone.
- He ranks T-4th in team history for goals by a defenseman with Shayne Gostisbehere (60).
- The blueliner ranks third on the team in assists (10), T-4th in shots (54), fifth in scoring (11) and sixth in hits (41) this season.
- The 25-year-old leads the Flyers and ranks third in the NHL with 67 blocked shots.
- He tallied two assists, a plus-4 rating and 10 blocked shots in Philadelphia’s season opener on Oct. 13 vs. NJ.
- The Russian native’s 10 blocked shots tied the franchise record for most in a game for the third time: Andrew MacDonald (3/11/16); Provorov (11/2/17 & 10/13/22).
WHOLE LOT OF HART
- Carter Hart has seen 30-plus shots in 11 of his 18 games this season – he is 6-1-4 in those contests.
- He ranks third among NHL goaltenders in shots against (564) and fourth in saves (514).
- He opened the season on an eight-game point streak (6-0-2) to become the fourth goaltender in team history to have started a season on an eight-game plus point streak: Pete Peeters (22-0-5 in 1979-80), Bob Froese (9-0-1 in 1982-83) and Dominic Roussel (8-0-0 in 1993-94). (NHL Stats)
- He made a career-high 48 shots and tied his career high with 51 shots faced vs. FLA on Oct. 27.
- He recorded a career-high season-opening five-game win streak.
- Per NHL Stats, he became the seventh goaltender in Flyers history to win each of his first five games of a season and first since Ron Hextall (5-0-0 in 1995-96). The longest such stretch in franchise history is eight straight games, achieved by Dominic Roussel (1993-94) and Bob Froese (1982-83).
- The 24-year-old’s 48 saves tied for the eighth-most by a Flyers goaltender while his 51 shots faced T-10th. Per NHL Stats, his 48 saves mark the highest single game save total by a Flyers goaltenders since Steve Mason on March 22, 2016 (51 at CBJ).
- Outside of Philadelphia, he only has two NHL teams he has not earned a win against: Colorado and St. Louis.
BUZZIN’ JOEL
- Joel Farabee has four points (2-2=4) in the last eight games.
- He owns eight points (2-6=8) in the last 14 games, including a season-high three-game assist streak, Nov. 8-12, and two three-game point streaks, Nov. 8-12 & Nov. 19-23.
- He ranks third on the Flyers in scoring (14), fourth in goals and T-4th in assists (9) this season.
- The forward tallied a season-high three points (1-2=3) on Oct. 22 at NSH.
- He tied his career-high five shots for the seventh time on Oct. 19 at FLA.
- The 22-year-old is one of six Flyers players with a GWG this season, notching his fourth career on Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
