Avalanche goalie Peter Budaj took over the starting goalie tonight and he and the Avalanche are already down early. Flames left winger Niklas Hagman scored a power play goal at 6:45 in the first, and right winger Tim Jackman scored his first goal of the season at 13:41 in the first. Wedged in between those goals, the Avalanche right winger Chris Stewart scored his sixth goal of the season, a power play goal.
Budaj has allowed two goals on eight shots, while his Flames counterpart, Henrik Karlsson, has stopped eight of nine shots.