Feb 6, 2025; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (39) guards his web in opposition to Calgary Flames heart Morgan Frost (16) through the second interval at Scotiabank Saddledome. Necessary Credit score: Sergei Belski-Imagn Pictures Martin Necas scored twice in a three-point recreation and Cale Makar collected one objective and one help to tempo the visiting Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.
Artturi Lehkonen additionally scored for the Avalanche whereas Nathan MacKinnon collected three assists to maneuver again atop the league’s point-scoring race with 83.
Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for Colorado, which has gained three of 4 video games total and has defeated the Flames six straight occasions.
Jonathan Huberdeau and Rasmus Andersson scored for the Flames, who’ve misplaced two straight and 5 out of seven. Dustin Wolf stopped 30 photographs.
Huberdeau opened the scoring on the facility play when he discovered the mark with some extent shot.
Makar despatched the Avalanche off and working when he tied the sport 80 seconds into the second interval. He took benefit of a turnover to attain his twentieth objective of the season.
Lehkonen put Colorado forward at 5:34 of the body when he shoved dwelling a free puck to complete a dominating couple of shifts within the Calgary zone.
Necas gave the Avalanche a two-goal edge by deflecting MacKinnon’s shot for the power-play objective with 17.8 seconds remaining within the second interval. Colorado held a 17-4 shot benefit within the interval.
Necas prolonged the result in 4-1 with a breakaway tally at 12:53 of the third interval. That primarily quashed Calgary’s comeback possibilities.
Andersson rounded out the scoring with a sharp-angled shot off the push with 1:46 remaining.
–Discipline Stage Media
