Avalanche's Calvin Pickard: Gives up four in loss to Flyers

Pickard was beaten four times on 25 shots in Wednesday's 4-3 home loss to Philadelphia.

Analysis:

With Semyon Varlamov inconsistent and now banged up, opportunity has landed right on Pickard's doorstep and is banging on the door with full force -- but he's been unable to seize it, giving up four-plus goals in three of his last four appearances. That's put quite a dent in his formerly shiny season ratios, which now look rather subpar, as he holds a 2.86 GAA and .907 save mark.