Sven Andrighetto would score twice, keeping the Avalanche in the game most of the night before they ultimately fell to the Calgary Flames 4-2. The loss dropped the Avalanche to 0-2 on the two-game Canadian road trip and to 20-51-3 overall, which remains dead last in the NHL—and in our hearts.
Tonight’s announcers could barely get through the lineups tonight before Joe Colborne was called for a tripping penalty on Johnny Gaudreau. Seriously—it was just 23 seconds into the game. Because that’s what well-paid NHL hockey players do, right? A minute later on the power play, Calgary would take advantage of the five-on-four opportunity, working the puck up toward the blue line to T.