The Colorado Avalanche erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to tie the game and extend its point streak to seven games but fell 5-4 in OT to the Calgary Flames at Pepsi Center on Monday.
Tied going into the final frame of regulation, Andrew Mangiapane and Michael Frolik scored in the first 1:39 of the third period for the Flames. Nathan MacKinnon and Joonas Donskoi tallied for the Avalanche to knot the contest at 4-4 and send the game into overtime.
Sean Monahan scored the game-winner 2:09 into the extra stanza. Derek Ryan and Matthew Tkachuk were the other goal scorers for Calgary. David Rittich made 28 saves in the outing.
Ryan Graves and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for Colorado, each recording their fifth goals of the season. Pavel Francouz stopped 28 of the 33 shots he faced.
Rapid Recap: Flames 5, Avalanche 4 (OT)
Colorado finished 2-0-1 in its season series with Calgary

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CGY@COL: Nichushkin beats Rittich from in tight

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