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Colorado Avalanche’s Parker Kelly, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Ross Colton during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin, right, is checked by Calgary Flames’ Martin Pospisil, left, during third-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin, second from right, and Calgary Flames’ Kevin Bahl, right, battle for position in front of Flames goalie Dustin Wolf, left, during second-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Ross Colton (20) is checked by Calgary Flames’ Yegor Sharangovich (17) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Parker Kelly, right, is checked by Calgary Flames’ Kevin Bahl, center, as goalie Dustin Wolf follows the play during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Jack Drury, right, checks Calgary Flames’ Ryan Lomberg, left, during first-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Logan O’Connor, right, and Calgary Flames’ Ryan Lomberg, left, chase the puck during second-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood, right, ducks as the net topples forward as Devon Toews, center, checks Calgary Flames’ Rasmus Andersson during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Jack Drury, left, checks Calgary Flames’ MacKenzie Weegar during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Parker Kelly, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Ross Colton during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin, right, is checked by Calgary Flames’ Martin Pospisil, left, during third-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin, second from right, and Calgary Flames’ Kevin Bahl, right, battle for position in front of Flames goalie Dustin Wolf, left, during second-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Ross Colton (20) is checked by Calgary Flames’ Yegor Sharangovich (17) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Parker Kelly, right, is checked by Calgary Flames’ Kevin Bahl, center, as goalie Dustin Wolf follows the play during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Jack Drury, right, checks Calgary Flames’ Ryan Lomberg, left, during first-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Logan O’Connor, right, and Calgary Flames’ Ryan Lomberg, left, chase the puck during second-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood, right, ducks as the net topples forward as Devon Toews, center, checks Calgary Flames’ Rasmus Andersson during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
Colorado Avalanche’s Jack Drury, left, checks Calgary Flames’ MacKenzie Weegar during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 14, 2025.
 
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Parker Kelly scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Friday night.
Ryan Lindgren and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for Colorado, which has points in eight straight (7-0-1). The Avalanche moved within three points of the Dallas Stars for second place in the Central Division. Scott Wedgewood had 22 saves.
Blake Coleman and Jonathan Huberdeau scored for Calgary, which lost in regulation for the first time in six games (2-1-3). The Flames remain tied with Vancouver for the second wild card in the Western Conference. Dustin Wolf had 24 saves.

Lindgren scored with 6:39 left in the first and Kelly made it 2-0 with 4:36 left in the second.
Coleman got the Flames on the scoreboard at 3:08 of the third, but Kelly made it 3-1 at 5:55 for his second career two-goal game.
Huberdeau’s power-play goal pulled the Flames back within one with 3:38 to go, but Nichushkin sealed the win with an empty-netter with 1:39 remaining.
Avalanche: Lindgren snapped a 28-game goal-scoring drought, and Kelly had not scored in his last 20 games.
Flames: Captain Mikael Backlund (upper body) did not play, snapping a 328-game iron man streak. W
After Coleman’s first goal in 15 games drew the Flames back within one early in the third, Calgary built momentum and nearly tied it on multiple occasions before Kelly restored the two-goal cushion at 5:55. He converted a pass from Ross Colton after MacKenzie Weegar turned the puck over behind the Flames’ net.
The Avalanche lead the NHL with 92 goals in the third period.
Avalanche host Dallas on Sunday, and Flames visit Toronto on Monday to open a four-game trip.
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