A little rest can go a long ways, and Alexandar Georgiev showed why Wednesday night. Back in net for the first time in a week, he saved 34 shots, kept the Flames scoreless through two periods and survived a late barrage in the Avalanche’s win.
“Honestly, you kind of try to forget right away because it’s such a long game,” Georgiev said. “So I didn’t really pay attention to the score. But I think for the team, it helps to know you have that cushion.” “I don’t know. still has two Cups,” Rantanen said when asked about one-upping the franchise legend. “That’s the difference.”
Rantanen, Lehkonen and Nathan MacKinnon all had two points by first intermission. MacKinnon facilitated the second goal in a fascinating sequence. Evan Rodrigues lost a defensive-zone faceoff, but when Calgary tapped the puck back out toward the point, nobody was around to receive it. MacKinnon won the race to it and launched a 2-on-1 breakout. He slithered around Calgary defenseman Chris Tanev and passed across the crease to an inbound Lehkonen at the last second.