Overview
- Valeri Nichushkin scored the winner early in the second period after Brent Burns opened Colorado’s account and Brock Nelson cashed a first-period power play.
- Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves, including a stop on Trevor Zegras’ third-period penalty shot, in a second straight start on consecutive days.
- Nathan MacKinnon recorded the primary assist on the power-play goal to reach an NHL-best 49 points.
- Sean Couturier tipped in Philadelphia’s opener two minutes in during his 900th NHL game, and Travis Konecny later pulled the Flyers within one.
- Colorado improved to 21-2-6 in its third game in four days and heads to Nashville next, while Philadelphia continues its homestand with Tyson Foerster on IR, Cam York day-to-day, and Ty Murchison recalled.