Avalanche defeat Flyers for 2nd straight road win
The Flyers outshot the Avalanche 13-3 in the third, including Zegras’ penalty shot attempt.
“That’s a great challenge,” Blackwood said of facing Zegras. “He’s a hell of a penalty shooter; that guy’s skills are next-level. But kind of in the back of my mind, I was thinking, just try to be very patient and make him make all the moves, and don’t chase him around, trying to kind of wait him out.”
NOTES: The Avalanche are 4-0-2 in the second game of back-to-backs this season. … MacKinnon’s assist on Nelson’s goal was his 25th of the season in his 29th game. It’s the eighth time he’s had at least 25 assists in fewer than 30 games, surpassing Joe Sakic for the most in Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques history. … Burns played his 1,526th game, tying Ryan Suter for 19th all-time in the NHL and seventh all-time among defensemen. His goal was his 265th, passing Nicklas Lidstrom for ninth all-time among NHL defensemen. … Couturier is the fourth player with 900 games for the Flyers, joining Bobby Clarke (1,144), Claude Giroux (1,000) and Bill Barber (903). … Konecny has six points (two goals, four assists) during a four-game point streak; he’s also one point from 500 in the NHL.
