Avalanche vs. Flyers Picks, Predictions: Shorthanded Colorado Visits Slumping Philadelphia

The defending Stanley Cup champions Colorado Avalanche are in Philadelphia to take on the Flyers on Monday. The Avs have won nine of their past 13 games, despite having a depleted roster. Philadelphia has just one win in their last 13 and has the second-worst goal differential in the Eastern Conference (minus-23).

Avalanche and Flyers are playing each other on Monday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Consensus odds opened with the Avalanche priced as whopping -193 road favorites. The consensus line has only shifted slightly to -191.

Avalanche are short-handed and they play Philadelphia.

Avalanche is playing without several key players. The team is 8-5 on the road and has managed a 50.4% success rate on five-on-five score-and-venue-adjusted expected goals. Philadelphia is struggling recently and their offense ranks last in the NHL in goals per game at 2.32.

Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen and Valeri Nichushkin are injured. The Avalanche have seen five goals or fewer in seven of nine road games this season. Philadelphia has a hard time scoring at home.

Alex Newhook has seven points in 22 games this season. New hook is playing on Colorado's top line with MacKinnon and Rantanen. Caesars has a New Hook goal prop at +340. DraftKings has it at -285, PointsBet at +300, and FanDuel at+310.

Avalanche-Flyers picks are made 12/5/2022 at 1 p.m. ET.