Game Preview: Avalanche vs. Flames

COLORADO AVALANCHE (32-19-5) VS CALGARY FLAMES (27-20-12)
8 PM MT | BALL ARENAWATCH:ALTITUDELISTEN: 92.5FM/950 AM
The Colorado Avalanche face off against the Calgary Flames Saturday night in the Avs second game of a back-to-back. Coverage begins at 8 p.m. MT on Altitude Sports.

LAST TIME OUT

Colorado enters their second game of a back-to-back after defeating Winnipeg 5-1 Friday night. Nathan MacKinnon extended his multipoint game streak to six games after recording a goal and an assist. Mikko Rantanen scored his single-season career-high 37th goal. J.T. Compher, Bowen Byram and Matt Nieto all found the back of the net as well. The Avs are 5-0-1 in their last six games.
The Flames are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday night. Jakob Pelletier, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mikael Backlund scored for the Flames. Calgary is 4-3-3 in their last 10 games.

HISTORY

Colorado owns an 71-76-25 all-time mark against Calgary, with a 38-33-15 record at home.
Since the franchise moved to Denver, the Avs hold a 60-54-13 record versus the Flames.
Saturday's matchup is the third and final matchup against Calgary this season. In the most recent game, the Avs bested the Flames 4-1 in Calgary. Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen both had two goals each. Alexandar Georgiev made 34 saves.

SCOUTING THE FLAMES

Tyler Toffoli (24G, 27A) and Elias Lindholm (17G, 34A) share the top spot for the Flames' highest scorer, both with 51 points. Former Av and 2022 Stanley Cup Champion Nazem Kadri follows with 43 points (21G, 22A).
Jacob Markstrom and Dan Vladar share net duties for Calgary this season. Markstrom holds a 15-14-7 record and a 2.93 goals-against average while Vladar garners a 12-6-5 mark and a 2.90 GAA.
Calgary averages the most shots per game on the road in the NHL at 35.9.

LINEUP UPDATES

Avalanche

Pavel Francouz Lower body
Darren HelmLower body
Erik Johnson Lower body
Gabriel LandeskogLower body
Cale MakarUpper body

Flames

Oliver Kylington Personal
Michael StoneUnknown

DOING THE MOST

MacKinnon has averaged 1.26 points per game (29P in 23GP) against the Flames, which ranks fourth in Avs franchise history for the highest scoring average (min. 20 games).
Netminder Alexandar Georgiev holds a 1-1-0 record against Calgary in his career, with a .910 save percentage.

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Mikael Backlund has registered 27 points (10G, 17A) in 36 games against Colorado, which is first among current Calgary skaters.

NUMBERS GAME

6
MacKinnon registered his sixth-consecutive multi-point outing in Friday night's game at Winnipeg, tying the Avs record which he already shares along with Rantanen, Peter Forsberg and Joe Sakic.
5-2-0
The Avalanche hold a record of 5-2-0 in the second game of a back-to-back this season.
37
Rantanen notched his team-high 37th goal of the season at Winnipeg, surpassing his previous career high of 36 goals which was set last season.