nhl Game Recap
Philadelphia Falls 2-0 to Avalanche - Recap
Colorado's defense, led by netminder MacKenzie Blackwood, shut down Philadelphia 2-0 at Ball Arena on on Sunday.
Colorado was favored by -206 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Colorado got goals from Nathan MacKinnon, and Samuel Girard in the victory. Girard opened the scoring at 8:33 of the second period.
MacKenzie Blackwood turned in a 24-save effort for the Avalanche.
Samuel Ersson stopped 30 of 32 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-2, while the Flyers were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Philadelphia 32-24 in the game.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Canucks. Philadelphia, meanwhile, will have their next action against Utah.