Avalanche at Flyers
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is on quite the roll, as the 25-year-old Swede followed up his third career hat trick with two goals in his last outing. Landeskog carries a four-game point streak (six goals, two assists) into Philadelphia on Monday when the Avalanche conclude a four-game road trip bidding for a season sweep of the Flyers.
"I don't know, obviously a lot of luck," Landeskog told reporters of his good fortune following Colorado's 3-1 win over Carolina on Saturday afternoon. "But at the same time you're getting in the scoring areas and skating and working hard and a lot of it is just kind of coincidence. You happen to be in the right place at the right time." Landeskog also tallied in the Avalanche's 5-2 victory versus Philadelphia on Oct. 6, and Colin Wilson scored with the man advantage for a Colorado team that has converted on the power play in all five road games - seven of eight contests overall this season. Philadelphia recorded its first power-play goal from the second unit when Travis Konecny scored during Saturday afternoon's 5-2 victory versus New Jersey. The 21-year-old has tallied in two straight to highlight his three-game point streak and had an assist in the first encounter against Colorado.
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ABOUT THE AVALANCHE (5-1-2): Nathan MacKinnon recorded his second straight three-point performance on Saturday afternoon when he scored a goal and set up two others versus the Hurricanes while linemate Mikko Rantanen also has recorded at least a point in eight straight games. "(Our line), we've been playing well," the 23-year-old MacKinnon told reporters. "We had a decent first five or six games but not great, so I think the last two or three have been awesome. We're controlling the play a lot more. We just got some chances and took advantage." MacKinnon collected a goal and an assist in the previous meeting with the Flyers after mustering just four points (one goal, three assists) in his previous nine encounters.
ABOUT THE FLYERS (4-4-0): Jake Voracek's offense has come in bunches this season, as he recorded his third multi-point performance with a goal and two assists against New Jersey despite describing the first 39 minutes of his play as "horse (expletive)." "I'm glad his expectations are high," Philadelphia coach Dave Hakstol told reporters. "He's playing some really good hockey right now. With his dynamics he can change the look of a hockey game. ... If he wants to do more, that's good. ... Hey, we're .500, so everybody has got to be a little bit better." Captain Claude Giroux is pulling his weight, registering a point for the seventh time in eight games with an assist on Saturday.
OVERTIME
1. Philadelphia G Brian Elliott has yielded seven goals on 65 shots in his last three games (2-1-0) after being gashed for eight versus San Jose on Oct. 9.
2. Avalanche D Erik Johnson has just two points in six games since notching three assists versus the Flyers.
3. Philadelphia RW Wayne Simmonds has three goals in his last three games.