Lehkonen, Rantanen’s two-goal efforts lead Avalanche to 4-1 win over Flames
Posted Jan 18, 2023 10:49 pm.
Artturi Lehkonen and Mikko Rantanen scored two goals apiece to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.
Nathan MacKinnon had a pair of assists for Colorado (23-17-3) to extend his point streak to six games.
With their third straight win, the Avs climb within two points of the Flames, who hold the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Colorado holds three games in hand.
Tyler Toffoli scored the lone goal for Calgary (21-16-9), which has suffered back-to-back losses.
Alexandar Georgiev made 34 stops to earn the victory and improve to 17-11-3.
Jacob Markstrom had 27 saves for Calgary. His record falls to 13-12-5.
