Flames run win streak against Avs to seven
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Curtis Glencross' second-period goal proved to 1.
Mark Giordano also lit the lamp for the Flames, who have won seven in a row against Colorado. Miikka Kiprusoff made 32 saves.
Paul Stastny scored the lone goal for the Avalanche, who have lost three straight games. Semyon Varlamov made 21 saves.
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Stastny put home a rebound just 34 seconds into the game to give Colorado a 1-0 lead.
"We got that early goal and then we just got too cute," Stastny said.
Giordano's wrister from the left point found the back of the net at the 5:19 mark to make it 1-1.
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The Flames took the lead at the 5:54 mark of the middle stanza. Alex Tanguay's pass from the high slot hit off Glencross' arm and beat Varlamov for a 2-1 edge.
"Alex just got a pass over to me," Glencross said. "I just tried to tuck-and- cradle it and the puck hit me in the arm and went in."
Kiprusoff made 15 saves in the third period to seal the victory.
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Game Notes
The Flames have won nine of the last 10 encounters with Colorado...The Avalanche went 0-for-2 on the power play.