Two straight games and two straight goose eggs for the opposition.
Following a topsy-turvy month of January coupled by the shocking trade of Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Colorado Avalanche are back on a roll.
After getting outmuscled and outwitted in the opening period, the Avs stormed ahead in the second period and never looked back for a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at Ball Arena. Samuel Girard’s goal put Colorado ahead, Nathan MacKinnon scored his 20th of the season, and Mackenzie Blackwood shut the door with his second straight shutout as the Avalanche won back-to-back games for the first time in a month.