Game Preview: Avalanche at Flames

COLORADO AVALANCHE (22-17-3) AT CALGARY FLAMES (21-15-9)
7:30 PM MT | SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOMEWATCH:ALTITUDELISTEN: 92.5FM/950 AM
The Colorado Avalanche travel to Calgary to take on the Flames Wednesday night for the first of a three-game road trip. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. MT on Altitude Sports 2.

LAST TIME OUT

The Avs are coming off a 6-3 win over Detroit on Monday afternoon. Nathan MacKinnon recorded his 14th career four-point outing after notching two goals and two assists, while Cale Makar registered three points (2G, 1A) on the afternoon to extend his point streak to six games. Evan Rodrigues (0G, 2A), Devon Toews (0G, 2A) and J.T. Compher (1G, 1A) all had multi-point contests as well.
Calgary enters Wednesday's matchup after falling to Nashville on Monday, 2-1. Nikita Zadorov scored the lone goal for the Flames. Calgary is 5-3-2 in their last 10 games.

HISTORY

Colorado owns a 70-76-25 all-time mark versus Calgary. Since the franchise moved to Denver, the Avs hold a 59-54-13 record versus the Flames.
Wednesday's game is the second of a three-game regular season series versus the Flames, with the final outing on Feb. 25 in Denver.
In the first matchup, the Avs dropped a 5-3 loss in Calgary. Bowen Byram, Valeri Nichushkin and MacKinnon all found the back of the net.

SCOUTING THE FLAMES

Elias Lindholm paces the Flames in scoring with 40 points (14G, 26A) and leads the team in assists. Tyler Toffoli is in second with 37 points (15G, 22A). Former Avs Center and 2022 Stanley Cup Champion Nazem Kadri tops the Flames' goal list with 17.
Dan Vladar holds a record of 8-4-4 between the pipes this season, with a 2.73 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage.
Calgary currently leads the NHL in first-period goals with 49.

LINEUP UPDATES

Avalanche

Gabriel Landeskog Lower body
Bowen ByramLower body
Josh MansonLower body
Darren Helm Lower body
Denis Malgin Upper body
\Cale Makar will not play tonight per Jared Bednar following Wednesday's morning skate media session*

DOING THE MOST

Andrew Cogliano has registered 27 points (9G, 18A) versus Calgary in his career, the most by an active Avs skater.

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Mikael Backlund leads all-active Flames skaters with 27 points (10G, 17A) against Colorado.

NUMBERS GAME

30 & 6
Makar reached the 30-assist mark and extended his point streak to six games after notching two goals and an assist versus Detroit.
7th
Colorado recorded their seventh outing of the season with two-plus power-play goals in a game after going 2-for-4 versus Detroit.
12+
Colorado scored 12 consecutive goals until Detroit found the back of the net late in the second period, which is the third time in franchise history that the Avs/Nordiques scored 12 or more consecutive goals (Oct. 19-22, 1983 - 16G & March 18-22, 2021 - 12G).