Overview
- The Avalanche, which beat the Calgary Flames on Saturday, turned a 1-0 game into a 4-0 lead early in the second period and finished with a 5-2 victory at Ball Arena.
- Artturi Lehkonen scored twice to reach 12 goals, Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Nečas and Brock Nelson also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves while finishing another strong stretch of starts.
- Calgary started rookie Arsenii Sergeev after recalling him from the AHL when Devin Cooley was placed on injured reserve, and Sergeev made 29 saves in his second NHL start under a heavy workload.
- Colorado lost defenseman Josh Manson to an ankle injury earlier in the week and expects him to miss multiple weeks, with Noah Juulsen stepping into the Avalanche defensive group.
- The result reinforced Colorado’s high-scoring home form and the need for the Avalanche to reproduce that production on the road, while the Flames must manage goaltending depth and a quick travel schedule as they head to San Jose.