Valeri Nichushkin stayed red hot early, skating end-to-end before circling the net and finding Manson for a one-timer from the top of the right circle to open the scoring at 3:54.<\/p>\n
Connor Zary drove much of Calgary\u2019s offense in the opening frame, generating multiple chances, but Blackwood held firm with a series of strong saves. He denied Zary with a blocker stop midway through the period, then flashed the glove moments later on a chance from John Beecher.<\/p>\n
The Flames eventually broke through. After an offensive-zone faceoff win, Yegor Sharangovich tied up Brock Nelson, allowing Klapka to jump on a loose puck from the right wing. He fired a backhand on goal and buried his own rebound to tie the game.<\/p>\n
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After one period, the score was 1\u20131, with Calgary holding a 12\u201310 edge in shots.<\/p>\n
Colorado came out flying in the second, firing three quick shots to start the frame, but Calgary\u2019s defense and goaltending held up.<\/p>\n
The Avalanche took a hit at 2:57 when Sam Malinski blocked a shot and was forced to leave the game with an apparent injury, later ruled out for the remainder.<\/p>\n
Parker Kelly was assessed a cross-checking penalty, giving Calgary its first power play, but Colorado\u2019s penalty kill stood tall.<\/p>\n
Blackwood delivered one of his best saves of the night shortly after, robbing Ryan Strome with a spectacular split save and blocker stop.<\/p>\n
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Despite Colorado outshooting Calgary 10\u20133 in the period, the game remained tied 1\u20131 heading into the third.<\/p>\n
Calgary grabbed the lead just 1:14 into the third when Coronato capitalized on a broken play. He held the puck patiently before beating Blackwood top shelf to make it 2\u20131.<\/p>\n
Colorado responded after Yan Kuznetsov was sent to the box for holding. On the ensuing power play, Ne\u010das finished off a setup from Nathan MacKinnon, who won a race to the boards and slipped a quick pass into the slot for the tying goal.<\/p>\n
The Avalanche controlled much of the play down the stretch but struggled to break through\u2014until the final moments.<\/p>\n
With just 35 seconds remaining, Landeskog scored on the backhand to give Colorado a 3\u20132 lead, sealing the win.<\/p>\n
Sam Malinski’s character model on NHL 26 looks nothing like Sam Malinski at all.<\/p>\n
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