Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames
· National Hockey League
Makar has 2 goals and an assist in the Avs' 7-3 victory over the winless Flames
Nathan MacKinnon scored and had two assists as Colorado (3-1-0) bounced back from a 3-2 loss in Winnipeg on Wednesday night.
Scott Wedgewood, making his season debut, had 26 saves to win in his 200th career NHL game.
Adam Klapka, Mikael Backlund and Kevin Bahl scored for Calgary (0-4-0), the only NHL team yet to record a point this season. The Flames have been outscored 23-6 for a league-worst minus-17 goal differential.
Flames goalie Devin Cooley made 23 stops.
Tied 1-1 after the first period, Colorado scored three times in less than five minutes in the second. The Avalanche tacked on two more goals early in the third period.
Flames: Host Anaheim on Saturday night.
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Regular Season SeriesCOL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 15:54 | Devon Toews Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Cale Makar (3), Brock Nelson (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:30 | Adam Klapka Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Castagna (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:45 | Devon Toews Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Juulsen (1), Parker Kelly (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:16 | Cale Makar Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (4), Brett Kulak (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:39 | Nathan MacKinnon Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Zachary L'Heureux (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:35 | Cale Makar Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (5), Nazem Kadri (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:34 | Jaden Schwartz Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: T.J. Hughes (1), Brett Kulak (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:17 | Mikael Backlund Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Strome (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:28 | Kevin Bahl Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Farabee (3), Yegor Sharangovich (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:41 | Jaden Schwartz Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Fedor Svechkov (2), Brent Burns (3) |
Statistics
 COL |
 CGY |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 18 | Hits | 23 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 30 | Shots | 29 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 41 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 58.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 41.4 |
| 23 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 9 | Penalty Minutes | 11 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Honzek, LW | Out | Oct 12 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary L'Heureux, LW | Out | Oct 17 |
| Nicolas Roy, C | Out | Oct 17 |
| Logan O'Connor, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 14 |
| Georgii Merkulov, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Saddledome
Location: Calgary,
Attendance: 16,903 | Capacity:
Location: Calgary,
Attendance: 16,903 | Capacity:
