Colorado Avalanche (31-22-2, in the Central Division) vs. Calgary Flames (26-20-7, in the Pacific Division)
Calgary, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche take the ice in Western Conference action.
Calgary is 16-9-3 in home games and 26-20-7 overall. The Flames serve 10.6 penalty minutes per game to rank second in NHL play.
Colorado has a 31-22-2 record overall and a 15-12-0 record in road games. The Avalanche have a 27-6-0 record when scoring at least three goals.
Thursday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Huberdeau has 20 goals and 19 assists for the Flames. Matthew Coronato has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Nathan MacKinnon has 20 goals and 60 assists for the Avalanche. Cale Makar has scored six goals with two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 5-5-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.6 penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Avalanche: 4-5-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flames: None listed.
Avalanche: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
