Kolosov makes NHL debut, would not get a lot assist as Flyers fall to 2-6-1

Kolosov makes NHL debut, doesn’t get much help as Flyers fall to 2-6-1 initially appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Aleksei Kolosov could not save the Flyers from their up-and-down play.

John Tortorella’s membership wasn’t sharp or related in any respect and needed to play far an excessive amount of protection in a 4-3 loss Sunday night time to the Canadiens on the Wells Fargo Middle.

Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny supplied the Flyers’ objectives.

Sanheim’s first marker despatched the sport into first intermission tied at 1-1. Then, with the Flyers down 4-1 with below two and a half minutes remaining within the sport, Sanheim and Konecny struck to make it fascinating.

The Flyers (2-6-1) have but to win consecutive video games this season. They missed out on a possibility to comb their back-to-back set in Philadelphia this weekend. They snapped a six-game skid Saturday afternoon with a 7-5 win over the Wild.

However they could not construct on it.

The Flyers have given up 4 or extra objectives in seven of their 9 video games and are surrendering 4.45 per sport.

Montreal additionally performed Saturday, selecting up a 5-2 dwelling win over the Blues to finish a four-game dropping streak.

The Flyers do not see the Canadiens (4-4-1) once more for some time. They’ve two extra matchups, one on the Wells Fargo Middle on March 27 and the opposite in Montreal on April 5.

• After a rocky offseason between Kolosov and the Flyers, the 22-year-old goaltending prospect made his NHL debut solely 9 video games into the season. The Belarusian transformed 20 saves on 24 photographs.

The Canadiens by no means trailed within the sport and outscored the Flyers 3-0 within the second interval.

Kolosov had little to no likelihood to cease Montreal’s first two objectives. The one in all probability may have prevented was the third, which got here on a Cole Caufield energy play blast. Kolosov had a sight line on the shot and let it squeeze between him and the publish.

On the Canadiens’ fourth aim (and third of the second interval), Kolosov misplaced observe of a go that went to a wide-open Jake Evans under the circle.

Related to a saga stemming back to May, Kolosov wasn’t in rookie camp and missed a week-plus of important camp. However after he joined the Flyers, performed a couple of preseason video games and returned to AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley, the scenario has apparently been higher.

“So far as angle and the place Kolosov’s thoughts is correct now, we’ve got gotten good studies so far as how he has gone about his enterprise down there,” Tortorella stated earlier than the sport.

Samuel Ersson was Kolosov’s backup. Ivan Fedotov, the crew’s third goalie on the roster proper now, was not almost dependable sufficient in his his three begins, which made the Flyers summon Kolosov.

Montreal netminder Cayden Primeau, the son of former Flyers captain Keith Primeau, stopped 23 photographs.

• After combining for 12 factors (5 objectives, seven assists) within the Flyers’ win over Minnesota, Konecny, Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov mixed for one level.

The Flyers simply did not generate a lot and had been one and finished approach too many instances.

Defensively, Nick Seeler and Jamie Drysdale are nonetheless working to be a extra constant second pair.

• Together with Kolosov, Emil Andrae was known as up Saturday night time from the Phantoms and drew into the lineup. He performed rather than Egor Zamula, who has fought it via eight video games. The 24-year-old owns a minus-10 score and hasn’t proven a quickness in his decision-making.

“Simply the velocity,” Tortorella stated earlier than the sport. “Not simply bodily velocity, however psychological so far as studying performs, getting the puck up the ice faster.”

The Flyers’ teaching employees has used Zamula as an interpreter for speaking with Michkov. Tortorella believes it has compounded issues for the Russian defenseman.

“We’ve stopped utilizing him as an interpreter, I feel we went a little bit bit too far there,” the top coach stated. “It is time that we discuss to Mich. It is simply an excessive amount of and I feel that has affected him a little bit bit. I simply need to put him out, let him watch a sport and attempt to regroup after which we’ll see what occurs after this sport.”

• The Flyers are again in motion Tuesday once they go to the Bruins (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).