Related: The Confusing Offseason Saga Of Flyers' Alexei Kolosov The Flyers’ defense, led by the reliable Travis Sanheim, will need to be sharp in helping Kolosov manage rebounds and limit second ...

But coach John Tortorella opted to give recent Phantoms grad Alexei Kolosov a start. He was winless in three Flyers games earlier in the season with only 3.92 goals-against and .862 saves percentage.

There are only three goalies under 24 who've played more than eight games in the NHL this season (Dustin Wolf, Spencer Knight, and Alexei Kolosov). And maybe taller ... nine years after the Flyers ...

Kolosov is dead last in the league in save percentage among the 56 goalies who have played at least 600 minutes this season.

Kolosov stopped 22 of 26 shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights. The fifth goal was an empty-netter. Kolosov has gone 0-3-0 with 16 goals allowed on 86 shots over his last five appearances ...

Ersson shutout Anaheim then came up big against Florida, while Fedotov followed up with a solid start in Columbus. The Flyers ...

He relieved Samuel Ersson. Kolosov actually played well in the third -- Sidney Crosby put in an empty-net goal while the Flyers were attempting a comeback before the Pens scored a last-minute ...

LAS VEGAS (CBS/AP) — Flyers rookie goalie Aleksei Kolosov struggled in the second period, and Philadelphia's skid continued with a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.