Cale Makar is from Calgary and played for the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League from 2014-2017… Tyson Jost (St. Albert) and assistant coach Ray Bennett (Innisfail) and Nolan Pratt (Fort McMurray) are from the province of Alberta… Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar was an assistant coach for the Flames' AHL affiliate, Abbotsford Heat, during the 2009-10 season… Flames Defenseman Nikita Zadorov played five seasons with Colorado from 2015-2020…
HISTORY
The Avalanche is on a six-game point streak against the Flames, dating back to 2018-19 first-round playoff series. The Avs won the teams' first-ever postseason meeting in five games.
In 2019, Colorado won the first two matchups, beating the Flames 5-3 on opening night on Oct. 3 and then 3-2 in Calgary on Nov. 19. The Avalanche franchise owns an all-time mark of 68-75-24 against the Flames but is 57-53-12 since moving to Denver in 1995.
ROSTER REPORT
Bowen Byram is skating but remains out on personal leave.
INJURY REPORT
Gabriel Landeskog is out indefinitely, undergoing knee surgery Monday for a condition that has been deteriorating over time. Samuel Girard is out on a four-week timeline with a lower-body injury.
SCOUTING THE FLAMES
The Calgary Flames are returning to Colorado a week later after playing an intense schedule with five games in seven days. The Flames are 7-2-1 in their past ten games. Returning to Colorado after March 5's matchup, they are playing a back-to-back game after playing the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.
NUMBERS GAME
7
Gabriel Landeskog equaled his season-high with seven shots on goal (also: Feb. 25 vs. Winnipeg.)
3
The Avalanche wrapped up its three-game road trip, finishing 1-2-0 on the away swing.
24
Saturday was Colorado left-wing, Mikhail Maltsev's 24th birthday.
NOTEBOOK
The Avalanche club signed goaltender Pavel Francouz to a two-year extension contract on Saturday. Gabriel Landeskog passes Peter Stastny on the franchise games played leaderboard and is now 5th all-time.
