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Avalanche vs Flyers Final: 3-1 - Recap

Mikko Rantanen scored a pair of goals against the Flyers as Colorado handed Philadelphia a 3-1 defeat on Wednesday at Pepsi Center.

Colorado was favored by -162 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Mikko Rantanen(2), and Matt Calvert each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Calvert opened the scoring for Colorado.

Pavel Francouz stopped 32 of 33 Philadelphia shots in the victory.

Claude Giroux scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Pavel Francouz.

Philadelphia got a 24-stop effort from Carter Hart in the loss.

Colorado scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 33-27.

Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face New Jersey looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head on the road to face Minnesota.