Calgary Flames drop Game 3, 6-2 to Colorado Avalanche.

Mike Smith in net for Calgary Flames. Phillip Grubauer for Colorado Avalanche.

1st Period

Sean Monahan and Nathan MacKinnon face/off to start the game - Avs take possession before the whistle blows. The Flames come in hot with Hathaway-Mangiapane-Ryan crashing the net early. Hanafin getting a laser shot away from a Lindholm pass at 16:08 clock. On that same play Avs Ian Cole takes a cross-checking on Monahan.

Flames don’t score on the PP - Mikael Backlund hitting the post, Gaudreau’s shot deflected away by Grubauer, and Tkachuk not able to bat the rebound in.

The Flames find themselves down 2 men as they’re caught with too many men on the ice, and Oscar Fantenberg takes a hooking call. Mike…