Fedotov was not scheduled to start the game, but goalkeeper Aleksei Kolosov suffered a lower-body injury during the morning skate.

“It was a surprise to me,” Fedotov said. “Something happened. I don’t know exactly what happened. Coaches came to me and told me to be ready and, ‘We’ll let you know,’ but you have to be ready.”

“I thought Fedotov fought hard, and I don’t think there was a lot of extra movement in his game,” Philadelphia coach John Tortorella said. “He just seemed more confident and he competed hard.”

NOTES: Vasilevskiy is 0-2-1 since winning his 299th NHL game against the Colorado Avalanche on October 30. … Flyers forward Anthony Richard made his season debut and was minus-1 with two shots on goal in 16:44. … Kucherov has nine points (three goals, six assists) during a five-game winning streak.