Colorado Avalanche goaltender Justus Annunen (60) blocks the net against Scott Laughton of the Philadelphia Flyers in the Avs 7-5 win on Monday, December 6, 2021. (Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images
The Colorado Avalanche will take the win.
But the Avs know they need to tighten things up.
Colorado gave up chances but created more in a 7-5 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The loss was the ninth in a row for the Flyers, who fired head coach Alain Vigneault earlier in the day.
It was a wild first period, with the Avs leading 4-3 after it was over. Erik Johnson, Gabriel Landeskog, Alex Newhook and Cale Makar all scored goals for Colorado in the opening 20 minutes.
Valeri Nichushkin scored in the second period before Nazem Kadri and Tyson Jost wrapped up the Avs offensive outburst in the third.
Colorado peppered Philadelphia goalie Martin Jones with 50 shots on goal, the most in Avs history in a road game.
On the other end of the ice, Avalanche goaltender Justus Annunen made his first NHL start and picked up his first career win, even though the Flyers were able to get five pucks past him, two by Claude Giroux.
Annunen faced 32 shots and made 27 saves. He made his NHL debut for the Avs Saturday against Ottawa.
The Avs are now 2-1-1 on the road trip and will wrap it up against the Rangers on Wednesday, December 8. Face-off will be at 5 p.m. MST.
Postgame comments from Avs defenseman Cale Makar.
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Postgame comments from Avs defenseman Erik Johnson.
Postgame comments from Avs head coach Jared Bednar.