Flames 3, Avalanche 7 on October 8, 2026
Calgary Flames hosts Colorado Avalanche at Scotiabank Saddledome. Final.
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COL7Thursday, October 8 at 6:00 PM PDT
Scotiabank Saddledome
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CGY
- Adam Klapka (1)
- Mikael Backlund (1)
- Kevin Bahl (1)
COL
- Devon Toews (1)
- Devon Toews (2)
- Cale Makar (2)
- Nathan MacKinnon (3)
- Cale Makar (3)
- Jaden Schwartz (2)
- Jaden Schwartz (3)
Recap
On October 8, 2026, the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 7-3 at Scotiabank Saddledome. Cale Makar scored twice in his hometown and added an assist. Devon Toews and Jaden Schwartz also had two goals apiece, and Nathan MacKinnon scored with two assists. Colorado bounced back from a 3-2 loss in Winnipeg on Wednesday and improved to 3-1-0.
The Avalanche scored three times in less than five minutes in the second period to turn a 1-1 tie into a 4-1 lead. MacKinnon scored at 11:39 of the second on a one-timer after a 1:44 offensive-zone shift. Makar added his second of the game at 5:35 of the third from the top of the left circle.
Scott Wedgewood made 26 saves in his season debut and 200th NHL game. Devin Cooley had 23 stops for Calgary, which remained winless at 0-4-0 with a league-worst minus-17 goal differential. Adam Klapka, Mikael Backlund, and Kevin Bahl scored for the Flames. T.J. Hughes recorded his first NHL point on an assist to Schwartz, and Brent Burns tied Chris Chelios for 10th on the all-time defenseman points list.
Scoring
Colorado Avalanche won 7–3 at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Who scored
- Devon Toews Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Cale Makar (3), Brock Nelson (3)
- Adam Klapka Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Castagna (1)
- Devon Toews Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Juulsen (1), Parker Kelly (4)
- Cale Makar Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (4), Brett Kulak (2)
- Nathan MacKinnon Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Zachary L'Heureux (1)
- Cale Makar Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (5), Nazem Kadri (3)
- Jaden Schwartz Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: T.J. Hughes (1), Brett Kulak (3)
- Mikael Backlund Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Strome (1)
- Kevin Bahl Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Farabee (3), Yegor Sharangovich (2)
- Jaden Schwartz Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Fedor Svechkov (2), Brent Burns (3)
Goalies
- Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 of 29 for Colorado Avalanche.
- Devin Cooley stopped 23 of 30 for Calgary Flames.
Devon Toews Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Juulsen (1), Parker Kelly (4) That made the score 2–1 in the 2nd, and Colorado Avalanche stayed ahead.