New-look Flames end season-opening drought with 5-3 win over Avalanche
Kadri signed as a free agent with Calgary in August after three seasons with Colorado. Mere weeks after lifting the Cup with the Avalanche, the centre from London, Ont., met his former teammates wearing Flames red.Kadri assisted on Calgary’s fourth goal and Huberdeau the fifth.Lindholm and Toffoli scored power-play goals at 2:47 and 1:12 respectively, to start the third period, but MacKinnon countered at 3:08 on a breakaway and Nichushkin at 11:01 with a power-play goal.
Toffoli deflected Kadri’s centring pass home and then took a high stick in the face from Cale Makar for another Flames power-play chance. Ritchie pulled the hosts even at 11:23 of the first period. Milan Lucic from behind the goal line fed Ritchie in the slot to shovel the puck high by Francouz’s glove.
The Ritchie brothers combined for three NHL goals Thursday. Brett’s brother Nick scored twice for the Arizona Coyotes in a 6-2 loss to Pittsburgh.
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