Flames Torched by Avalanche, Lose 9-2

0:00It's March 31st. You're listening to Calgary Flames News today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. The Calgary Flames got absolutely torched by the Colorado Avalanche, dropping a brutal 9-2 decision Monday night to open their 6-game road. Trip. The Avalanche, the league's top squad, lit up Dustin Wolf for 5 goals in the first period alone, pulling him after just 9 minutes and 4 goals. On 16 shots. Devin Cooley came in relief, but couldn't stem the tide as Colorado ported on. Coming off a solid win against the NHL's worst team, the Vancouver Canucks, on Saturday. This was a rude awakening for Calgary. The Flames tightened up a bit in the second period, grabbing a goal to make it 5-1. But the Aves answered right back on the power play. Shots were close there, 8-7 Flames edge, showing some fight. Fans are buzzing about the defensive meltdown early Whiplash from week-to-a-league competition left Calgary scrambling. Wolf's short stent was his second briefest in the league, but the team in front was the

1:03real issue. Mikel Backland stood out as the lone bright spot, holding even at 5-on-5 despite the chaos. The turning point. Nazim Kodri's pair of power play goals just over a minute apart in the first, choking out any momentum. Flames clawed back one more late, but Colorado tacked on 4 in the third for the lafer. Kevin Ball played through illness, and Young Brennan-Ouffman notched his first NHL goal as a flame. Flames sit at 31 wins, 35 losses, and 8 overtime losses now, hitting Vegas Thursday to face ex-defense men, Rasmus Anderson and the Golden Knights got a bounce back quick on his