Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames: Game preview, predictions and odds

The Colorado Avalanche are on the road to face the Calgary Flames on Friday at 9 p.m. ET.

Both teams are coming off losses as Colorado (39-24-3) suffered a 2-1 shootout defeat to Minnesota on Tuesday while Calgary (30-23-11) lost 4-3 to Vancouver on Wednesday also via a shootout.

Avalanche vs Flames: Head-to-head & key stats

Colorado is 76-76-20-5 all-time against Calgary
The Avalanche are averaging 3.31 goals per game
Calgary is 18-10-5 at home
Colorado is allowing 2.87 goals per game
The Flames are allowing 2.875 goals per game
The Avalanche are 17-14-1 on the road
Calgary is averaging 2.56 goals per game

Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames: Preview

Colorado saw its six-game winning streak snapped by the Wild. The Avalanche are led by Nathan MacKinnon's 102 points, Cale Makar's 75 points, Artturi Lehkonen's 41 points and Devon Toews' 32 points.

They will start Mackenzie Blackwood who is 18-7-3 with a 2.17 GAA and a .919 SV% since being traded to Colorado. He is 2-3-1 with a 4.00 GAA and a .889 SV% in his career against Calgary.

Meanwhile, Calgary is battling for a playoff spot and is 2-1-1 in its last four. The Flames will start Dustin Wolf who is 22-12-5 with a 2.53 GAA and a .915 SV%. In his career against Colorado, he is 0-1 with a 3.07 GAA and a .892 SV%.

They are led by Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri who have 48 points each, MacKenzie Weegar with 38 points, Matt Coronato with 32 points and Blake Coleman with 30 points.

Avalanche vs Flames: Odds & Prediction

Colorado is a -205 favorite while Calgary is a +170 underdog. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Avalanche are one of the best teams in the NHL and they should be able to go on the road on Friday and get a big win. However, the Flames will be in it due to Wolf, who is one of the best goalies in the league.

Ultimately, Calgary has struggled to score, which will likely be the difference in this matchup.

Prediction: Avalanche 3, Flames 1.

Avalanche vs Flames: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Colorado -1.5 (+124)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (+102)

Tip 3: Artturi Lehkonen 2+ shots on goal (-130)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames: Game preview, predictions and odds | March 14, 2025

Avalanche vs Flames: Head-to-head & key stats

Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames: Preview

Avalanche vs Flames: Odds & Prediction

Avalanche vs Flames: Betting Tips