NHL1/23/2026
Scheduled
TIME:9:00 PM UTC
CHANNEL:NBCS
VENUE:Ball Arena
LOCATION:Denver, CO
PHI logo
PHI
23-18.460
Away Team
4th in Metropolitan DivisionLast5: W1L4
00
34-6.694
COL
COL logo
Home Team
1st in Central DivisionLast5: W3L2

AI Game Overview

Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're about to dive headfirst into what promises to be a thrilling encounter as the Philadelphia Flyers head into the Mile High City to face the Colorado Avalanche on January 23rd, 2026.

Now, looking at the season so far, the betting lines are telling a very clear story. The Avalanche are the heavy favorites at home, coming in at a staggering -303 on the moneyline. That tells you everything you need to know about how the oddsmakers see this matchup unfolding. They're expecting the Avs to assert their dominance on their home ice.

On the flip side, the Flyers are the underdogs, sitting at +245. This suggests they'll need to pull off a significant upset to come away with the victory. The -1.5 point spread for Colorado further reinforces this sentiment – they're not just expected to win, but to win comfortably.

And for those looking to predict the scoring, the over/under is set at a brisk 6.5 goals. This hints at a game where both teams might be looking to light the lamp, or perhaps the Avalanche's offensive firepower is expected to be on full display.

So, what does this all mean? We're looking at a classic David vs. Goliath scenario on paper. Can the Flyers, with their underdog spirit, find a way to shock the Avalanche and silence the Pepsi Center crowd? Or will the Avalanche continue their dominant run and prove why they're considered one of the league's elite?

This is more than just a regular season game; it's a test of wills, a battle for crucial points, and a spectacle you won't want to miss! Get ready for some high-octane hockey!

AI Matchup Overview

AI Projected Winner
PHI logo
PHI

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Looking at the recent matchups, the away team, COL, and the home team, PHI, have played each other three times in the last two seasons. The series is split with each team winning one game on the road and one at home. Notably, all three games have been decided by a single goal, with two of them going into overtime. The scoring has been tight, with no game exceeding a total of 5 goals. COL has averaged 2.33 goals per game against PHI, while PHI has averaged 2 goals per game in these contests. The most recent game saw COL win 3-2 in overtime, continuing the trend of close, low-scoring affairs.

Previous Matchups

2026Dec 7
COL3
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2PHI
2025Feb 2
PHI0
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2COL
2025Nov 18
COL3
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2PHI

Injury Report

PHI logoPHI

Starters

Tyson Foerster
Tyson FoersterRW

Arm injury

Out

COL logoCOL

Starters

Devon Toews
Devon ToewsD

Upper Body injury

Out

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DraftKings
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
PHI logo
+1.5+100
+245
O 6.5+100
COL logo
-1.5-120
-305
U 6.5-120
FanDuel
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
PHI logo
+1.5-106
+240
O 6.5+100
COL logo
-1.5-114
-300
U 6.5-122
SugarHousePA
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
PHI logo
+1.5-110
+230
O 6-125
COL logo
-1.5-113
-295
U 6+100
SugarHouseNJ
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
PHI logo
+1.5-110
+230
O 6-125
COL logo
-1.5-113
-295
U 6+100
Parx
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
PHI logo
+1.5-109
+230
O 6-124
COL logo
-1.5-112
-295
U 6+102
RiversCasinoPA
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
PHI logo
+1.5-110
+230
O 6-125
COL logo
-1.5-113
-305
U 6+100
Caesars
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
PHI logo
+1.5+105
+250
O 6.5+100
COL logo
-1.5-125
-320
U 6.5-120
BetMGM
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
PHI logo
+1.5+100
+240
O 6-125
COL logo
-1.5-120
-300
U 6+105
Fanatics
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
PHI logo
+1.5+100
--
O 6.5+100
COL logo
-1.5-120
--
U 6.5-120

Player Statistics

PHI logoPHI

Trevor Zegras
Trevor Zegras
C • #46
Goals
19
Assists
27
Shots On Goal
109
Power Play Goals
7
Travis Konecny
Travis Konecny
RW • #11
Goals
17
Assists
27
Shots On Goal
109
Power Play Goals
1
Short Handed Goals
1
Owen Tippett
Owen Tippett
RW • #74
Goals
15
Assists
14
Shots On Goal
124
Power Play Goals
2
Short Handed Goals
1
Christian Dvorak
Christian Dvorak
C • #22
Goals
12
Assists
20
Shots On Goal
99
Power Play Goals
1
Bobby Brink
Bobby Brink
RW • #10
Goals
12
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
75
Power Play Goals
3
Tyson Foerster
Tyson Foerster
RW • #71
Goals
10
Assists
3
Shots On Goal
41
Power Play Goals
3
Noah Cates
Noah Cates
C • #27
Goals
10
Assists
15
Shots On Goal
80
Power Play Goals
2
Matvei Michkov
Matvei Michkov
RW • #39
Goals
10
Assists
14
Shots On Goal
98
Power Play Goals
1
Carl Grundstrom
Carl Grundstrom
RW • #91
Goals
7
Assists
2
Shots On Goal
28
Travis Sanheim
Travis Sanheim
D • #6
Goals
6
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
62
Power Play Goals
1
Short Handed Goals
1

COL logoCOL

Nathan MacKinnon
Nathan MacKinnon
C • #29
Goals
38
Assists
47
Shots On Goal
225
Power Play Goals
8
Brock Nelson
Brock Nelson
C • #11
Goals
24
Assists
18
Shots On Goal
111
Power Play Goals
8
Martin Necas
Martin Necas
C • #88
Goals
22
Assists
38
Shots On Goal
110
Power Play Goals
4
Artturi Lehkonen
Artturi Lehkonen
LW • #62
Goals
17
Assists
20
Shots On Goal
120
Power Play Goals
1
Cale Makar
Cale Makar
D • #8
Goals
14
Assists
40
Shots On Goal
130
Power Play Goals
2
Valeri Nichushkin
Valeri Nichushkin
RW • #13
Goals
11
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
95
Power Play Goals
1
Parker Kelly
Parker Kelly
C • #17
Goals
9
Assists
8
Shots On Goal
62
Short Handed Goals
1
Victor Olofsson
Victor Olofsson
LW • #95
Goals
9
Assists
14
Shots On Goal
90
Power Play Goals
2
Brent Burns
Brent Burns
D • #84
Goals
8
Assists
17
Shots On Goal
110
Gabriel Landeskog
Gabriel Landeskog
LW • #92
Goals
7
Assists
15
Shots On Goal
87
Power Play Goals
1

Current Season Games

PHI logoPHI

L@ UTA4 - 5
W@ VEG2 - 1
Lvs NYR3 - 6
L@ PIT3 - 6
L@ BUF2 - 5
Lvs TB1 - 5
Lvs TB2 - 7
Lvs TOR1 - 2
Wvs ANA5 - 2
W@ EDM5 - 2
L@ CGY1 - 5
W@ VAN6 - 3
L@ SEA1 - 4
W@ CHI3 - 1
Wvs VAN5 - 2
L@ BUF3 - 5
W@ MON4 - 1
Lvs VEG2 - 3
Wvs SJ4 - 1
Lvs COL2 - 3
Wvs BUF5 - 2
Lvs PIT1 - 5
W@ NJ5 - 3
W@ FLA4 - 2
L@ TB0 - 3
Wvs NJ6 - 3
Wvs STL3 - 2
L@ DAL1 - 5
Lvs EDM1 - 2
Lvs OTT2 - 3
W@ NAS3 - 1
Lvs CGY1 - 2
Lvs TOR2 - 5
Wvs NAS4 - 1
L@ OTT1 - 2
Wvs SEA5 - 2
Wvs MIN2 - 1
Lvs WPG2 - 5
Wvs FLA5 - 2
L@ CAR3 - 4
L@ FLA1 - 2

COL logoCOL

Wvs WAS5 - 2
Lvs NAS3 - 7
Lvs TOR3 - 4
Wvs CBJ4 - 0
Wvs OTT8 - 2
L@ TB2 - 4
L@ FLA1 - 2
W@ CAR5 - 3
Wvs STL6 - 1
Wvs LA5 - 2
Wvs UTA1 - 0
W@ MIN5 - 1
Wvs WPG3 - 2
W@ SEA5 - 3
Wvs NAS4 - 2
Wvs FLA6 - 2
W@ PHI3 - 2
W@ NYR3 - 2
L@ NYI3 - 6
Wvs VAN3 - 1
Wvs MON7 - 2
Wvs SJ6 - 0
W@ CHI1 - 0
W@ NAS3 - 0
Wvs NYR6 - 3
Wvs NYI4 - 1
Wvs BUF6 - 3
Wvs ANA4 - 1
W@ VAN5 - 4
W@ EDM9 - 1
Wvs TB3 - 2
L@ SJ2 - 3
W@ VEG4 - 2
Wvs NJ8 - 4
L@ NJ3 - 4
L@ BOS2 - 3
L@ UTA3 - 4
Wvs BOS4 - 1
W@ CBJ4 - 1
W@ BUF3 - 1
Wvs UTA2 - 1
W@ LA4 - 1

Previous Season Games

PHI logoPHI

L@ BUF4 - 5
Lvs CBJ0 - 3
L@ OTT3 - 4
W@ NYR8 - 5
L@ MON2 - 3
Wvs NAS2 - 1
Wvs BUF7 - 4
Wvs MON6 - 4
L@ TOR2 - 7
L@ CHI4 - 7
L@ DAL2 - 3
L@ WAS2 - 3
L@ TB0 - 2
Lvs CAR0 - 5
Lvs OTT2 - 5
Lvs NJ1 - 3
Lvs SEA1 - 4
Lvs WPG1 - 4
Lvs CGY3 - 6
L@ PIT4 - 5
Wvs PIT6 - 1
Wvs EDM6 - 3
Wvs PIT3 - 2
Lvs WAS3 - 4
L@ UTA2 - 3
L@ COL0 - 2
Lvs NYI0 - 3
L@ NJ0 - 5
Wvs NJ4 - 2
L@ NYI1 - 3
L@ NYR1 - 6
Wvs DET2 - 1
W@ NJ3 - 1
W@ NYI5 - 3
Wvs FLA4 - 3
Wvs ANA6 - 0
Lvs DAL1 - 4
Lvs TOR2 - 3
L@ TOR2 - 3
L@ VEG2 - 5
W@ SJ4 - 0
L@ LA4 - 5
W@ ANA3 - 1
L@ PIT3 - 7
Wvs CBJ5 - 4
Lvs LA3 - 7
L@ DET4 - 6
L@ MIN1 - 4
Wvs DET4 - 1
W@ CBJ5 - 3
Lvs UTA2 - 4
L@ BOS3 - 4
Lvs FLA5 - 7
W@ STL3 - 2
Wvs NYR3 - 1
W@ NAS3 - 2
Wvs CHI3 - 2
Lvs CAR1 - 4
Lvs COL2 - 3
Wvs BUF5 - 2
W@ OTT5 - 4
L@ CAR4 - 6
Lvs BOS0 - 3
Wvs STL2 - 1
W@ BOS2 - 0
Lvs MON3 - 4
Wvs MIN7 - 5
L@ WAS3 - 6
Lvs WAS1 - 4
Lvs VAN0 - 3
L@ SEA4 - 6
L@ EDM3 - 4
L@ CGY3 - 6

COL logoCOL

L@ DAL2 - 4
Wvs DAL7 - 4
L@ DAL2 - 6
Wvs DAL4 - 0
Lvs DAL1 - 2
L@ DAL3 - 4
W@ DAL5 - 1
W@ ANA4 - 2
L@ LA4 - 5
Lvs VAN1 - 4
L@ STL4 - 5
W@ CBJ7 - 3
Lvs STL1 - 2
Wvs LA4 - 0
Wvs DET5 - 2
W@ OTT5 - 1
L@ TOR1 - 2
Wvs DAL4 - 3
W@ CGY4 - 2
Wvs CHI3 - 0
Wvs TOR7 - 4
Wvs SJ7 - 3
Wvs PIT4 - 1
Wvs MIN5 - 2
Wvs NJ5 - 1
L@ STL1 - 3
L@ NAS1 - 2
W@ EDM5 - 4
W@ CGY4 - 2
L@ VAN0 - 3
Wvs PHI2 - 0
Wvs STL5 - 0
L@ NYI2 - 5
W@ NYR5 - 4
L@ BOS1 - 3
Lvs WPG2 - 3
Lvs MIN1 - 3
Wvs DAL6 - 3
Lvs EDM3 - 4
Wvs NYR3 - 2
L@ WPG0 - 3
W@ MIN6 - 1
L@ CHI1 - 3
Wvs FLA3 - 1
Wvs BUF6 - 5
Wvs WPG5 - 2
W@ UTA4 - 1
Wvs SEA5 - 2
W@ ANA4 - 2
W@ SJ4 - 2
L@ VAN1 - 3
Wvs NAS5 - 2
Lvs UTA1 - 4
W@ PIT6 - 2
W@ NJ4 - 0
W@ DET2 - 1
L@ CAR3 - 5
W@ BUF5 - 4
Lvs EDM1 - 4
L@ DAL3 - 5
L@ TB2 - 8
W@ FLA7 - 4
W@ WAS2 - 1
W@ PHI3 - 2
Lvs WAS2 - 5
Wvs LA4 - 2
Wvs NAS3 - 2
Wvs CAR6 - 4
L@ WPG0 - 1
Wvs SEA6 - 3
L@ NAS2 - 5
Lvs TB2 - 5
Lvs CHI2 - 5
Wvs OTT5 - 4
W@ UTA5 - 1
W@ SEA3 - 2
W@ SJ4 - 1
Wvs ANA4 - 3
Lvs BOS3 - 5
Lvs NYI2 - 6
Lvs CBJ4 - 6
L@ VEG4 - 8