from EJ Smith of the Denver Post,

Before heading to New York last week to play the Rangers, the Avalanche players’ message to one another was twofold.

They agreed they were a special team, and to prove it, they had to be better on the road.

After a 4-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center, the Avalanche head home 3-0-1 on their first lengthy road trip this season and boast one of the NHL’s most dominant lines....

“It’s going to be important being better on the road,” Landeskog said. “You have to be a dominant home team, but you have to be at least .500 on the road. It was a big road trip, and we talked about it before this trip. It’s an exciting time to be a part of this team, and it’s an exciting time to go on the road to start the season.”...

Landeskog added to the line’s dominant numbers in the third period, scoring on a breakaway for his eighth goal of the season. Rantanen capped things off with an empty-netter near the end of the third period. He and his linemates combined for 23 points (13 goals) on the trip.

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