MacKinnon leads Avalanche offence into Philadelphia visit
Colorado brings the NHL’s leading five-on-five goal total into Monday’s game against the Flyers.
Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche take their prolific even-strength attack to Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 19, for the opener of a road back-to-back.
Colorado leads the NHL with 30 five-on-five goals, according to the club’s game preview. MacKinnon has 14 even-strength points, second most in the league. Among defencemen, Cale Makar is tied for second with three goals and tied for fifth with nine points.
The Avalanche last played Friday, overcoming a two-goal deficit to beat Pittsburgh 5-2. Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, and T.J. Hughes scored his first NHL goal. MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog supplied the other goals.
Philadelphia ended its winless start Saturday with a 3-1 victory over Ottawa, improving to 1-6-3, The Hockey News reported.
Monday’s game at Xfinity Mobile Arena begins at 5 p.m. MDT, or 7 p.m. ET. Altitude and Altitude+ will televise it, with radio coverage on 92.5 FM. It is the teams’ first meeting of the season; they meet again in Colorado on March 9.
