Tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET, the Calgary Flames (14-21-6, 34 points) and Colorado Avalanche (26-11-4, 56 points) faceoff live from the Pepsi Center in Colorado for the third and final meeting between these two teams this season. The game can be live streamed here. Calgary fans can hear all of the hard-hitting action on Sportsnet 960 while Colorado fans can do the same on KRWZ 950.
Calgary hasn't won in regulation in its last 14 games--a streak that spans over a month--while Colorado is in the midst of a seven-game homestand and looks for its fourth straight victory. The Avalanche took the first two meetings against the Flames this season, with a 4-2 win in Colorado on Nov. 9 and a 3-2 victory in Calgary on Dec. 6.
The Avalanche nearly let a 4-0 lead over the San Jose Sharks disappear on Saturday, but managed to hang on for a 4-3 victory.
"We obviously don't want to let them back in the game like that," Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon, who has four goals and an assist in his last four games, said via NHL.com. "They're a team that pushed hard. They came close, but thankfully we hung on to get the win. [Goalie Semyon Varlamov] really bailed us out, like he usually does when we get the win."
Varlamov may get the start tonight and is 19-8-4 this season with a 2.35 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. Karri Ramo is likely to start for Calgary and is 6-7-3 with a 2.74 GAA and a .906 save percentage.
The Flames have been shutout in three of their last four games, including a 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in their latest game on Friday.
"It hasn't been an easy week," Flames coach Bob Hartley said Sunday per NHL.com. "That's for sure, but at the same time, that's part of a rebuilding program. You're going to hit your bumps in the road."
Calgary has been led offensively by Jiri Hudler, who has 33 points off of 11 goals and 22 assists while Mike Cammalleri has lit the lamp 12 times and added eight helpers for 20 points and Sean Monahan (11 goals, six assists) and Mark Giordano (five goals, 12 assists) each have 17 points.
Matt Duchene has paced Colorado with 38 points off of 16 goals and 22 assists while Gabriel Landeskog has found the twine 12 times and added 18 helpers for 30 points and Ryan O'Reilly has 14 markers and 14 assists for 28 points.
The Flames look to find their offense after multiple shutouts while the Avalanche search for their fourth straight win when the puck drops tonight at the Pepsi Center in Colorado.
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