It’s become a pattern now — the Colorado Avalanche look like the better team for the better part of the first 40 minutes and then the final period is a problem.

Early in the first period, the Flames drew a pair of penalties – Samuel Girard was called for hooking, then Calvin de Haan for delay ... and then Cale Makar fired a point shot with some traffic ...

Each contest on this three-game road trip has played out in a similar fashion, though the Avs were able to survive Sunday at Madison Square Garden thanks to late-game heroics from Cale Makar and ...

The group of Cale Makar, Devon Toews ... The defense has also been rounded out by the combination of Calvin de Haan, Sam Malinski and Keaton Middleton. But none of the three have even averaged ...

Each contest on this three-game road trip has played out in a similar fashion, though the Avs were able to survive Sunday at Madison Square Garden thanks to late-game heroics from Cale Makar and ...

Cale Makar also was great at MSG ... Keaton Middleton will be healthy scratched in favor of Calvin de Haan, who draws in against the team that drafted him in 2009. The Avs’ forward lines are expected ...

One minute into the penalty, Calvin de Haan went to clear the puck but ... calling the goal back and ending the period 1-0 Flames. Cale Makar opened the scoring in the second period 30 seconds ...