The Philadelphia Flyers kick off their three-game stretch against Western Conference foes Wednesday night against the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs are 19-8-3, good for second in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The Flyers come in with a 17-8-5 record, tied for third in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference with Carolina, but with a game in hand.
The Flyers hold the edge over the Avs in terms of overall record against each other (41-27-14-6), and hold a record of 5-3-2 over the last 10 games against Colorado. Colorado is in the midst of a seven-game point streak, winning six of the last seven.