Avalanche defeat Flames for 5th straight win

Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon and Alex Newhook had goals, Alexandar Georgiev made 28 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 in Denver on Saturday night.

Denis Malgin also scored and Valeri Nichushkin had two assists for the Avalanche, who have won five straight.

Tyler Toffoli scored, Jacob Markstrom turned away 18 shots and Nazem Kadri had an assist in his return to Colorado. Kadri played three