Postgame: Power Play Shines As Avalanche Blow Out Flames 9-2

Mar 30, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91) celebrates his second goal of the first period with center Nathan MacKinnon (29),center Martin Necas (88) and center Brock Nelson (11) against the Calgary Flames at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images An outburst of early first-period goals was enough for the Avalanche to put away the lowly Calgary Flames on Monday. Colorado scored four in the opening 9:19 and five in the first period, on its way to a 9-2 triumph over the Calgary Flames at Ball Arena.

This puts an end to the Avs’ four-game losing streak on home ice. Colorado still has two more meetings remaining against the No. 31-ranked Flames.

“The last maybe six or seven games, we’ve had a high expected goal for, and we’ve left with only one, two, or three goals,” forward Parker Kelly said. “So to have a night like this and to get rewarded with nine, I think is obviously a really nice feeling. ” Nazem Kadri scored two early power-play goals against his former team.

Jack Drury, Gabe Landeskog, Parker Kelly, Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas, Sam Malinski, and Artturi Lehkonen also scored for the Avalanche, who improved to 49-14-10 on the season and gained an eight-point lead on the Dallas Stars for the top seed in the Central Division with a game in hand. Cale Makar recorded three assists while Brock Nelson, MacKinnon, Necas, Drury, and Kelly each had two helpers. Lehkonen and Malinski also had one each to finish with multi-point games.