Kolosov sharp in preseason debut, Flyers fall to Islanders with 51 seconds left

Kolosov sharp in preseason debut, Flyers fall to Islanders with 51 seconds left initially appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

5 days in the past, the considered Alexei Kolosov sporting a Flyers jersey this preseason would have appeared far-fetched.

On Monday night time, he was between the pipes and giving a style of his flashy capacity to make saves.

The Islanders cracked him with underneath a minute left at hand the Flyers a 4-3 exhibition loss at UBS Enviornment in Elmont, New York. Kolosov, a 22-year-old prospect, had stopped the prior seven photographs after approaching in reduction slightly over halfway by way of the sport.

Anthony Richard, Brendan Furry and Rasmus Ristolainen scored the Flyers’ targets. Erik Johnson had two assists.

Assistant coaches Darryl Williams, Brad Shaw and Rocky Thompson and expertise coach Angelo Ricci led the membership’s bench for a 3rd straight sport.

The Flyers are 3-2-0 within the preseason. They’ve two video games remaining and John Tortorella will make his manner all the way down to the bench for each of them.

• Kolosov is taken into account an athletic goalie who strikes very well within the crease. Simply by watching the 6-foot, 185-pounder a bit in follow final Friday, you bought a way of his mobility and quickness.

The Belarusian confirmed a few of his strengths in his first-ever NHL sport motion. Just one:14 minutes into his preseason debut, Kolosov denied Mathew Barzal. He then transformed 4 spectacular glove saves within the third interval. On the primary two, he needed to work round our bodies in entrance earlier than snagging the shot.

With 51 seconds left, Kyle Palmieri scored the game-winner for the Islanders, who had an NHL-laden lineup.

All in all, stable stuff from Kolosov. We’ll see the place every little thing goes from right here. A saga stemming back to May resulted in Kolosov not attending rookie camp and missing a week-plus of main camp. Final season, he performed on mortgage within the KHL, Russia’s prime professional league.

“I do not actually know him in any respect, I’ve simply seen some clips simply from previous video games in Russia and stuff,” Joel Farabee said Monday after morning skate. “Clearly he is a fairly thrilling prospect, I feel it is nice that we obtained him over right here.”

Ivan Fedotov began in internet and made 13 saves on 16 photographs. Two of the targets he surrendered had been on New York energy performs and the opposite got here off a turnover. He additionally did not have the Flyers’ prime 4 defensemen or eight forwards who might be within the membership’s season-opening lineup.

Fedotov, the Flyers’ projected backup, has made 48 saves on 55 photographs by way of six and a half exhibition durations.

• It positively appears to be like like Emil Andrae has the sting on Adam Ginning within the battle of depth defensemen.

Each are vying to be the eighth blueliner if the Flyers determine to hold two extras on their season-opening four-game road trip or the primary call-up for every time alternative opens on the membership’s again finish.

The 22-year-old Andrae picked up his second help of the preseason when he skillfully maneuvered the blue line earlier than sending a shot into visitors on Furry’s second-period objective. He has a plus-3 ranking by way of three exhibition video games.

Ginning made a very good defensive play early within the sport however had a turnover on the Islanders’ second objective. He obtained the puck in a tricky spot and New York pushed him off it to take a 2-1 lead through the center stanza.

The 24-year-old wasn’t glad together with his efficiency in the Flyers’ 3-2 overtime win Saturday.

“I simply felt that I used to be slightly bit on the fallacious facet too many instances,” he stated Monday, “and missed some passes there that I ought to have executed higher.”

Sometimes a gradual man, Ginning has had points with the puck on his stick and owns a minus-3 mark in 4 preseason video games.

• The Flyers are proper again at it Tuesday once they go to the Bruins for a puck drop round 7 p.m. ET. They will maintain a morning skate at 10 a.m. ET in Voorhees, New Jersey, whereas the non-game group will follow on the adjoining rink.

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:
Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Spotify | Stitcher | Art19 | RSS | Watch on YouTube