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CALGARY, Alberta — Onward, Avalanche.
Miracle on ice, it was not. But the Avs cut themselves a delicious slice of hockey heaven by eliminating the Western Conference No. 1-seeded Calgary Flames in five games.
Colorado on Friday night won its first playoff series since 2008 — when Joel Quenneville was coach and Paul Stastny played with Joe Sakic and Milan Hejduk — by defeating the Flames 5-1 in Game 5 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Avs made the playoffs three times in the previous 10 years but lost in the first round on each occasion, including a year ago against No.