Calgary Flames fall 5-2 to Avalanche as Lehkonen scores twice

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Saturday, 31 October at Ball Arena in Denver. Avalanche forward Artturi Lehkonen scored twice to extend his point streak to nine games, Cale Makar had four assists, and Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas each had a goal and an assist.

Avalanche led early, Flames rally fell short

MacKinnon opened the scoring at 14:13 of the first period. For Calgary, Joel Farabee and Martin Pospisil scored, with Pospisil cutting the deficit to 4-2 at 1:59 of the third period; Lehkonen then scored his second goal at 4:09 of the third to seal the 5-2 result. Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves, while Calgary's Arsenii Sergeev made 28 saves in his season debut.

Calgary slips after a four-game win streak

With the win, Colorado improved to 8-5-1 with two straight victories. Calgary fell to 6-8-0, having lost two of its past three games after a four-game winning streak. Flames coach Ryan Huska said after the game that his team needed more in some of the game's hard areas.

Sources: NHL.com game recap, 1 Nov 2026; Colorado Avalanche game recap.