Flames fall 7-3 to Avalanche, remain NHL's only winless team at 0-4-0
Calgary has now been outscored 23-6 through four games, the worst goal differential in the league.
Cale Makar scored twice and added an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 7-3 at the Saddledome on Thursday night. Devon Toews and Jaden Schwartz each added two goals for Colorado (3-1-0), with Nathan MacKinnon chipping in a goal and two assists. Calgary (0-4-0) got goals from Adam Klapka, Mikael Backlund and Kevin Bahl but remains the only NHL team without a point this season.
The game was tied 1-1 after the first period before Colorado scored three times in under five minutes during the second to take control. The Avalanche added two more early in the third before the Flames answered with goals from Backlund and Bahl. Scott Wedgewood made 26 saves for the win in his 200th career NHL game, while Flames goaltender Devin Cooley stopped 23 shots.
Rookies Aydar Suniev and Jonathan Castagna made their season debuts for Calgary, with Castagna recording an assist in his first career NHL game. Avalanche forward Logan O'Connor took a personal leave of absence after the death of his father, former NHLer Myles O'Connor, at age 59.
Calgary hosts the Anaheim Ducks at the Saddledome on Saturday, while Colorado returns home to face the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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