Calgary Flames (6-7, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (7-5-1, in the Central Division)

Denver; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT

LINE: Avalanche -429, Flames +322; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Calgary Flames.

Colorado is 5-1-1 at home and 7-5-1 overall. The Avalanche have a 4-1-1 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.

Calgary has a 1-4-0 record on the road and a 6-7 record overall. The Flames rank fourth in NHL play serving 12.7 penalty minutes per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Avalanche won 7-3 in the previous matchup. Cale Makar led the Avalanche with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Martin Necas has six goals and 10 assists for the Avalanche. Artturi Lehkonen has seven goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

Matvei Gridin has five goals and five assists for the Flames. Aydar Suniev has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 5-4-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 7.1 assists, four penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

Flames: 6-4-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Avalanche: Zachary L'Heureux: out (upper body), Josh Manson: out (lower body).

Flames: Jonathan Huberdeau: out (hip), Devin Cooley: out (lower body), Brennan Othmann: day to day (upper body), Samuel Honzek: out (lower-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.