AP News, November 6th, 2007
Paul Stastny scored two goals and Wojtek Wolski added a goal and two assists to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Monday night.
Milan Hejduk had three assists for Colorado, which has beaten the Flames seven straight games dating back to the 2006-07 season. Jose Theodore stopped 23 shots for the victory.
It was Stastny's first multi-goal game since his hat trick opening night. He scored twice in the third period, and his second goal of the game chased Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff.
Kiprusoff had 30 saves before leaving with 9:48 left in the game.
The game was tied at 1 when Wolski scored at the 11:15 mark of the second period. Hejduk skated down the left side of the Calgary zone, slid the puck to Wolski, who tipped it between the legs of Kiprusoff for his sixth goal of the season.
Stastny gave the Avalanche some breathing room 45 seconds into the third period. Hejduk skated into the Calgary zone, sent a pass across to Wolski, who fed Stastny in front of the Flames net. Stastny's backhander gave Colorado a 3-1 lead.
Nine minutes later, he knocked a loose puck past Kiprusoff for his seventh goal of the season.
Alex Tanguay's power-play goal 4:39 into the game gave the Flames a 1-0 lead. Tanguay picked up a loose puck between the circles, swung around and fired a shot past Theodore for his fifth goal of the season.
The Avalanche tied it on the power play with 3:51 left in the opening period when Brunette tipped in a Joe Sakic pass that was deflected by Ryan Smyth.
The game was tied 1-1 after the first period despite Colorado's 17-6 advantage in shots. Calgary was called for five penalties in the opening frame, including two in a 47-second span that gave the Avalanche a 5-on-3 advantage of 1:13. The Flames killed off that power play before allowing Brunette's goal with Craig Conroy in the penalty box for hooking.
The Avalanche outshot the Flames 36-24.
Notes:@ The Flames' last win over the Avalanche was a 5-2 victory in Calgary on Feb. 17. ... Sakic extended his points streak to eight games. ... Smyth notched his 300th career assist on Brunette's goal in the first period.
