The Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames were in the same division for 18 years, but it seems as if the rivalry between the NHL's two Rocky Mountain franchises is finally starting to brew after their first-ever playoff meeting last spring.
Calgary entered the 2019 postseason as the top team in the Western Conference during the regular season, but the Flames' playoff run ended quicker that they and many pundits thought after the Avs defeated them in the first round in only five games--winning four straight to close out the series.
It has been nearly six months since the teams last faced each other, but the emotions will be renewed early in the 2019-20 campaign as the Avalanche hosts the Flames in the season opener this evening at Pepsi Center.
Playoff Rematch in Avalanche Season Opener
Colorado defeated Calgary in Round 1 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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