Parker Kelly Scores Twice in His Home Province to Help Avs Extinguish Flames 4-2

Victory On the Road

Parker Kelly scored twice and Ross Colton posted two assists as the Avalanche beat the Flames 4-2 at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday. Ryan Lindgren and Valeri Nichushkin each scored for Colorado while Scott Wedgewood stopped 22 of the 24 shots he faced in net for the Avs.

"I thought the Drury line and the Coyle line were outstanding tonight," Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar said. "I thought both lines did a great job playing in the offensive zone, they were hard to play against, bringing pucks to the net down low [and] forechecking hard. They obviously got rewarded for their work. That's a big reason for our success tonight."

With the win, the Avalanche improved to 40-24-3.

How It Happened

Lindgren opened the scoring with his first goal as an Av and third of the season via a wrist shot from the point at 13:21 of the first period.

The Avs doubled their lead when Kelly scored his sixth goal of the season on a breakaway set up by Logan O'Connor's feed at 15:24 of the second period.

That tally featured a connection between two Alberta natives as Calgary's O'Connor set Camrose's Kelly up for the goal.

Blake Coleman put the Flames on the board with a goal at 3:08 of the third period.

Kelly scored his second of the game and seventh of the season to give the Avs a 3-1 lead at 5:55 of the third period via a shot from the low slot set up by Ross Colton's feed.

This game marked Kelly's first multi-goal contest with the Avalanche.

"He comes up big on a night like this in Alberta, it's great to see," Bednar said about Kelly.

Jonathan Huberdeau scored a power-play goal to cut Calgary's deficit in half when Rasmus Andersson's shot deflected off his shoulder and in the net at 16:22 of the third.

Nichushkin gave the Avs a 4-2 lead at 18:21 of the third period with his 16th goal of the season via an empty-net tally from his own zone.

Next Up

The Avalanche host the Dallas Stars on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. MT on Altitude, Altitude+, TNT, TruTV and Max.