Kolosov performs at WFC for first time, Flyers win preseason finale

Kolosov plays at WFC for first time, Flyers win preseason finale initially appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Flyers wrapped up the preseason with a 5-4 win Thursday evening over the Devils on the Wells Fargo Middle.

Olle Lycksell, J.R. Avon, Emil Andrae, Anthony Richard and Noah Cates scored targets for the Flyers. Andrae (one purpose, two assists), Richard (one purpose, two assists) and Oliver Bonk (two assists) had multi-point video games.

The targets from Avon, Richard and Cates got here on the facility play. Cates’ was the game-winner.

Alexei Kolosov performed in Philadelphia for the primary time when he took over in internet halfway via the sport.

The preseason finale did not function a costume rehearsal for the Flyers. New Jersey’s huge membership is already in Prague, Czechia for the 2024 NHL World Sequence, so the Flyers deployed extra of an inexperienced, Phantoms-heavy lineup.

Assistant coaches Darryl Williams, Brad Shaw and Rocky Thompson and abilities coach Angelo Ricci led the Flyers’ bench.

The Flyers went 4-3-0 within the exhibition slate.

• In his remaining tune-up, Ivan Fedotov performed half of the sport and turned away seven of eight photographs.

“I assumed he did an excellent job, he stayed concerned within the sport,” Williams mentioned. “He performed good proper up till he exited the sport.”

The Flyers’ backup made 55 saves on 63 photographs in 4 preseason appearances.

Kolosov got here on in reduction for the second time via the exhibition slate and transformed 10 saves. The second of his three targets allowed was an influence play snipe.

He completed his abbreviated preseason with 17 stops on 21 photographs.

A saga stemming back to May resulted in Kolosov not attending rookie camp and lacking a week-plus of foremost camp. The 22-year-old prospect is projected to open the season with AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley.

• Andrae delivered what the Flyers needed to see within the preseason from their younger blueliners. The 22-year-old recorded a purpose, 4 assists and a plus-3 mark in 4 video games.

“He is a man that proper from the start of camp, he got here in with a goal,” Williams mentioned. “Every sport he has gotten higher and gained extra confidence. And you might see it tonight.”

The 2020 second-rounder is the favourite to be the Flyers’ first call-up on the back end when the club needs one.

“He is actually undersized however I do not suppose that deters him from attending to areas which are onerous to play in,” Erik Johnson mentioned. “He performed with loads of confidence, he put up loads of factors within the minors and he is form of knocking on the door for an NHL spot, which is nice. I believe he has earned the whole lot he has gotten. … Good man and brilliant future, for positive.”

Lycksell continued his robust preseason with the game-opening purpose within the first interval. Bonk, the Flyers’ second first-rounder from 2023, made a pleasant play alongside the blue line to set it up.

As a bubble ahead, Lycksell had two targets, two assists, 13 photographs and a plus-1 score in 5 exhibition video games. Apparently, although, he did not apply with the large membership group Thursday morning. More on that and the roster outlook here.

• Sawyer Boulton and Hunter McDonald each had fights for the Flyers. Boulton ended up dropping the gloves twice with Devils ahead Samuel Laberge.

• In some non-game well being issues, Nick Seeler missed apply Thursday. Williams mentioned the defenseman was nonetheless coping with some numbness and results from taking a puck to his leg Tuesday evening.

“It was like a innocent play, however it hit that peroneal nerve,” Seeler said after practicing Wednesday. “It simply went numb, so I could not really feel the foot or the leg. … I bought up and I am like, ‘What the heck simply occurred? I can not really feel my leg.'”

Tyson Foerster returned to apply Thursday after lacking Wednesday’s session due to swelling from a blocked shot Tuesday evening.

• The Flyers are scheduled to apply Friday at 11 a.m. ET. They need to submit their season-opening roster by Monday at 5 p.m. ET. They open the common season subsequent Friday towards the Canucks in Vancouver, British Columbia (10 p.m. ET/NBCSP).

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