Colorado Falls 5-2 to Flames - Recap

Colorado Falls 5-2 to Flames - Recap

Calgary got a pair of goals from Jarome Iginla as the Flames skated to a 5-2 victory over Colorado on Thursday at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Calgary was favored by -235 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Calgary got goals from Jarome Iginla (2), Ales Kotalik, Mark Giordano, and Rene Bourque in the victory. Iginla opened the scoring at 3:51 of the first period.

Miikka Kiprusoff turned in a 27-save effort for the Flames.

Colorado got goals from Cody McLeod and Mark Olver in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Peter Budaj stopped 23 of 28 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Calgary scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Calgary lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 29-28.

Calgary heads into a battle against the Ducks. Colorado, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.