Calgary Flames vs Colorado Avalanche
Regular season · Tuesday, December 27, 2016 · Pepsi Center
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Game summary
The Calgary Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Pepsi Center. The Flames outshot the Avalanche 31-28.
Gabriel Landeskog scored twice, Mikael Backlund scored twice and Johnny Gaudreau scored twice. Sam Bennett, Jarome Iginla and Kris Versteeg also scored.
Brian Elliott made 25 saves on 28 shots for the win; Calvin Pickard stopped 25 of 31.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Gabriel Landeskog (5)Nathan MacKinnon (15), Tyson Barrie (14)0–118:22 COL
2nd period
Mikael Backlund (8)Matthew Tkachuk (13), Dennis Wideman (8)1–101:33 CGY
Sam Bennett (9)Deryk Engelland (6), Mikael Backlund (13)2–109:49 CGY
Johnny Gaudreau (8)Dennis Wideman (9), TJ Brodie (9)3–111:45 CGY
Jarome Iginla (5)Carl Soderberg (6), Cody Goloubef (1)3–213:12 COL- Mikael Backlund (9)Dougie Hamilton (15), Michael Frolik (12)4–215:51 CGY
3rd period
- Johnny Gaudreau (9)Kris Versteeg (10), Matt Stajan (11)5–210:22 CGY
- Gabriel Landeskog (6)Nathan MacKinnon (16), Cody Goloubef (2)5–313:12 COL
Kris Versteeg (6)TJ Brodie (10), Johnny Gaudreau (16)6–314:28 CGY · PPG
Team stats
CGYCOL
31Shots on goal28
38%Faceoff %63%
1/3Power play0/6
12Penalty minutes16
16Hits20
19Blocked shots20
2Giveaways5
11Takeaways14
Penalties
- 1st 11:49
Garnet Hathaway · tripping2 min - 2nd 07:42
Mikhail Grigorenko · interference2 min - 2nd 13:39Dougie Hamilton · holding2 min
- 2nd 17:07TJ Brodie · tripping2 min
- 2nd 17:33Michael Frolik · delaying game2 min
- 3rd 07:42Mark Giordano · hooking2 min
- 3rd 10:22Blake Comeau · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 10:22Blake Comeau · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 13:50John Mitchell · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 19:00Matthew Tkachuk · boarding2 min
Season series
Calgary Flames
| 11Mikael BacklundC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 11:51 |
| 13Johnny GaudreauL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16:47 |
| 10Kris VersteegR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 13:28 |
| 6Dennis WidemanD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 19:50 |
| 7TJ BrodieD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:54 |
| 18Matt StajanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:58 |
| 19Matthew TkachukL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 11:36 |
| 67Michael FrolikR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:06 |
| 93Sam BennettC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:03 |
| 27Dougie HamiltonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 21:02 |
| 29Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 18:08 |
| 17Lance BoumaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:14 |
| 23Sean MonahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:32 |
| 39Alex ChiassonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 16:14 |
| 64Garnet HathawayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:26 |
| 79Micheal FerlandL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:49 |
| 3Jyrki JokipakkaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:59 |
| 5Mark GiordanoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 25:03 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brian ElliottG | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 60:00 |
| 31Chad JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Colorado Avalanche
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 20:32 |
| 92Gabriel LandeskogL | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 23:04 |
| 18Cody GoloubefD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:24 |
| 12Jarome IginlaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 14:22 |
| 34Carl SoderbergC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:26 |
| 4Tyson BarrieD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 23:16 |
| 7John MitchellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 09:05 |
| 8Joe ColborneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:40 |
| 9Matt DucheneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:03 |
| 14Blake ComeauL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 |
| 17Rene BourqueR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:28 |
| 25Mikhail GrigorenkoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:15 |
| 27Andreas MartinsenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:10 |
| 96Mikko RantanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:38 |
| 16Nikita ZadorovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 23:41 |
| 32Francois BeaucheminD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:54 |
| 44Eric GelinasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 13:00 |
| 51Fedor TyutinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:16 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Calvin PickardG | L | 31 | 25 | 6 | .806 | 59:58 |
| 40Jeremy SmithG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |