Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames odds, picks and predictions

Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames meet Thursday at Scotiabank Saddledome at 9:30 p.m. ET. Colorado won the opening game 5-2 against Chicago Blackhawks. Calgary made a big splash by signing Cup champ Nazem Kadri and signing Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar.

Avalanche at Flames odds are available at Tipico Sportsbook.

Pavel Francouz lost the starting job to Alexandar Georgiev. Jacob Markstrom is expected to start for the champions. Markham had a great home record last season, with a 22-8-7 record, 2.17 GAA and .919 SV%.

Calgary Flames made some bold offseason moves and are trying to challenge the Avalanche for the top spot in the Western Conference. Calgary will make a big statement right out of the gate. Avalanche is using a backup goalie in back-to-back games. Colorado hit the Over on Wednesday night.