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Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames

Regular season · Thursday, April 8, 2027 · Scotiabank Saddledome

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SNW · KUSA · ALT2 · KTVD

Game preview

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday, April 8, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on SNW, KUSA, ALT2 and KTVD.

This is the third of 3 meetings this season. Avalanche 1, Flames 0 so far; the last game finished COL 7, CGY 3.

Rest and travel

Avalanche

Game 3 of a road trip: Minnesota and Vancouver, now Calgary.

  1. 292027-03-29: at SJS
  2. 302027-03-30: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 312027-03-31: no game
  4. 12027-04-01: no game
  5. 22027-04-02: vs LAK
  6. 32027-04-03: no game
  7. 42027-04-04: at MIN
  8. 52027-04-05: no game
  9. 62027-04-06: at VAN
  10. 72027-04-07: no game
  11. 82027-04-08: at CGY
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~419 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,556 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Flames

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Dallas, St. Louis, Nashville and Edmonton).

  1. 292027-03-29: no game
  2. 302027-03-30: at DAL
  3. 312027-03-31: no game
  4. 12027-04-01: at STL
  5. 22027-04-02: no game
  6. 32027-04-03: at NSH
  7. 42027-04-04: no game
  8. 52027-04-05: at EDM
  9. 62027-04-06: no game
  10. 72027-04-07: no game
  11. 82027-04-08: vs COL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~175 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,267 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23
Calgary FlamesFlamesTue, Oct 13 at ANA
  1. L1Farabee#86Backlund#11Sharangovich#17
    10:49 together at 5v5
  2. L2Suniev#61Frost#16Coronato#27
    9:55 together at 5v5
  3. L3Strome#22Pospisil#76Gridin#92
    9:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Castagna#38Klapka#43Tsyplakov#72
    5:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Whitecloud#28Kuznetsov#37
    14:17 together at 5v5
  2. D2Bahl#7Nemec#71
    13:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Middleton#55Parekh#19
    10:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Farabee LFrost CCoronato RGridin RParekh D1:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Farabee LBacklund CWhitecloud DBahl D2:43
  2. 2Farabee LPospisil CMiddleton DWhitecloud D0:42

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

COLCGY

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

COL 58% (6th most shuffled)CGY 69% (16th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)CGY 1:35 left (8th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

COL 48.4s (16th longest)CGY 44.8s (2nd shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

COL 24% (4th least often)CGY 24% (2nd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series