Flyers vs. Avalanche: Live stream, storylines, game time and more

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Saturday night's game makes for an interesting one in Philadelphia.

The Flyers (27-17-7) return home eyeing their first win after the extended break when they host the Avalanche (28-15-6).

Let's get into the essentials:

When: 7 p.m. ET with Flyers Pregame Live at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Wells Fargo Center
Broadcast: NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Live stream: NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com and the NBC Sports MyTeams app

• What makes this game interesting is the differences in the schedule for each team.

The Flyers are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss Friday night to the Penguins in Pittsburgh. They also play Monday against the Red Wings in Detroit, giving them a stretch of three games in four days.

Meanwhile, the Avalanche haven't played a game in 11 days and won't play again until Tuesday.

Could Colorado have some rust and less urgency? Possibly, and the Flyers shouldn't be tired, but there's no doubt the NHL schedule induces head scratching from time to time.

• Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon has 72 points (30 goals, 42 assists) in 49 games. Colorado's next highest scorer is rookie defenseman Cale Makar with 37 points.

If an opponent holds MacKinnon in check, it has a solid chance to win. When the 24-year-old center scores one point or fewer, the Avalanche are 10-14-3. When he puts up a multi-point game, Colorado is 18-1-3.

Slowing him down is much easier said than done but it would go a long way for the Flyers.

• At home, the Flyers are 17-4-4 and allow the NHL's fewest goals per game at two on the nose.

Alex Lyon will make his 10th career start and first against the Avalanche.

Projected lineup

Forwards

James van Riemsdyk-Claude Giroux-Travis Konecny
Joel Farabee-Sean Couturier-Jakub Voracek
Scott Laughton-Kevin Hayes-Tyler Pitlick
Michael Raffl-Connor Bunnaman-Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Defensemen

Ivan Provorov-Matt Niskanen
Travis Sanheim-Philippe Myers
Robert Hagg-Justin Braun

Goalies

Alex Lyon
Brian Elliott

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