The Aporia · Lehkonen, Makar lead Avalanche to 5-2 victory over Flames

Lehkonen, Makar lead Avalanche to 5-2 victory over Flames

Read the original at Toronto Star ↗

Cite

APA MLA Chicago

Kelly, M. (2026, November 1). Lehkonen, Makar lead Avalanche to 5-2 victory over Flames. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/lehkonen-makar-lead-avalanche-to-5-2-victory-over-flames/article_ea7aba45-227c-5801-9768-a7f6088b7f60.html

Dated from the outlet's own feed. Check the original for its byline.

Quick Summary

Artturi Lehkonen scored two goals, Nathan MacKinnon contributed a goal and an assist, and Cale Makar had four assists as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Calgary Flames 5-2 in Denver. Martin Necas also scored for Colorado, which won despite not being penalized once during the game. Calgary’s Arsenii Sergeev made 29 saves in his second career start but faced a rested Avalanche team that had beaten New Jersey on Wednesday night while he was recalled from AHL to replace injured goaltender Devin Cooley.

Written by AI on 2026-11-01, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Calgary Flames with a score of 5-2 on November 1, 2026, in Denver. Key scorers for Colorado included Artturi Lehkonen, who scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon with one goal and an assist, Martin Necas, and Brock Nelson. Cale Makar contributed four assists to the win. The Avalanche did not receive any penalties during the game, while Calgary took three, including a double-minor late in the third period. Colorado's victory came after they lost defenceman Josh Manson for two months due to an ankle injury against the Devils and saw Brock Nelson exit early when he was hit by a shot off his helmet.

Written for “Avalanche Lead Victory Over Flames” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

Why this leaning score

This article does not take a side on a contested political question, so it has no leaning score. That is an answer rather than a gap: a match report or a rescue can be warmly or critically written without being left or right, and scoring it anyway is how approval of a subject gets recorded as a political position.

No political leaning scored for article 120952 · logged 2026-11-01

Compared with similar articles

Nothing to compare against. No article is close enough to this one for the pipeline to have linked or judged the pair.

How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted

sentences that state something as happening or true

Uncertain

0 of 17 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")

Leaning

not political

takes no side on a contested political question

Publisher signals

64/100

Toronto Star's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.

Outlets on this story

Sports

Same framing elsewhere

articles that frame the event the way this one does

Analyzed 2026-11-01 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability

Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

Toronto Star · 10986 article(s) · 28 correction(s) detected

Running correction rate · 28 correction(s)

2026-10-31

Inmate's escape is just the latest problem for Tennessee's troubled prison system

2026-10-26

Correction

2026-10-24

Correction

2026-10-22

News Clarification for Oct. 22

2026-10-21

No. 6 Hoosiers try to for rare rebound at Michigan after turning the page on 22-game winning streak

2026-10-19

Driver’s License Suspensions for Court Debt Draw Scrutiny

2026-10-16

Amputations and cancer treatment delays: Lawmakers hear testimony on Mississippi prison healthcare

2026-10-16

UPDATE: Golconda Gold Releases Q3 2026 Production Update at Galaxy

2026-10-08

News Clarification for Oct. 8

2026-10-07

Correction

2026-10-05

Entertainment Correction for Oct. 5

2026-10-03

Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

2026-09-28

Organizations call for Action to End the Deaths of Indigenous People in Custody

2026-09-27

Police memorial recognizes six officers killed in the line of duty in 2026

2026-09-27

UPDATE: WSP to host Power & Energy-focused investor event virtually only

2026-09-26

News Clarification for Sept. 27

2026-09-26

Former federal public servant seeks better pensions for injured workers

2026-09-25

News Corrections for Sept. 25

2026-09-25

She has not been charged. But the Project South allegations have branded her with a 'scarlet letter'

2026-09-24

Correction

2026-09-23

MULTIMEDIA UPDATE: Smith+Nephew launches the new EVOS™ PELVIC Plating System at the 2026 Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting, expanding the EVOS Plating Platform for pelvic and acetabular fracture management

2026-09-22

Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family says

2026-09-22

Judges' grilling of accused men leads to sex assault and dangerous driving cases being overturned

2026-09-20

Jura Energy Corporation Provides Clarification Regarding Media Reports Concerning Its Petroleum Rights in Pakistan

2026-09-19

New details emerge about Toronto's guns-for-hire and the 'crash-out mission" that sparked the Project South investigation

2026-09-17

UPDATE: Osisko Critical Minerals Corporation Announces C$100 Million Private Placement of Special Warrants

2026-09-17

Alabama set to execute man for pawn shop killings months after his nitrogen gas execution blocked

2026-09-04

Orca Corrects Q3 Quarterly Dividend Announcement

Who wrote this

Michael Kelly

8 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction

🔮 Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 26 points, Dejounte Murray had 22 points and Derik Queen and Zion Williamson scored 17 each.

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Jokic has triple-double, Murray scores 42 points in Nuggets' OT victory over Pelicans

🔮 William Nylander and Easton Cowan scored 46 seconds apart late in the second period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Saturday night.

2026-10-11 · assertive framing · Nylander ties a career high with 5 points, Maple Leafs beat Avs 6-3

🔮 The Blues opened their season with a 4-0 win at Dallas on Friday night but couldn’t generate much offense against the fast-skating Avalanche.

2026-10-04 · assertive framing · Necas and Roy score quick goals as the Avalanche rout the Blues 6-1

🔮 Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the first, a 459-foot drive to left-center, and Randy Arozarena homered in the third for a 3-0 lead, Colorado’s Jose Quintana, who made his first start since May 24 after recovering from a strained left elbow.

2026-09-20 · assertive framing · Carrigg's 2-run single in 7th lifts Rockies to 5-3 win, moving Mariners to verge of elimination

🔮 Up next Mariners RHP Bryce Miller (4-9, 4.19) was set to make his first Coors Field appearance and second career start against Colorado on Saturday night.

2026-09-19 · assertive framing · Montes hits leadoff homer in the 9th to lift the Mariners over the Rockies, 5-4

Also by Michael Kelly

Jokic has triple-double, Murray scores 42 points in Nuggets' OT victory over Pelicans

2026-10-25 · Toronto Star

Nylander ties a career high with 5 points, Maple Leafs beat Avs 6-3

2026-10-11 · Toronto Star

Necas and Roy score quick goals as the Avalanche rout the Blues 6-1

2026-10-04 · Toronto Star

MacKinnon has 2 goals and a rare fight in the Avs' 8-4 victory over the Kings in opener

2026-10-01 · Toronto Star

Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

All 8 articles by Michael Kelly →

Topics

Avalanche Calgary Colorado DENVER Flames

Subjects

Avalanche ORG · 4× Nelson PERSON · 4× Calgary GPE · 3× Colorado GPE · 3× Flames ORG · 3× Blackwood PERSON · 2× Farabee PERSON · 2× Makar PERSON · 2× Sergeev PERSON · 2× DENVER GPE · 1×

Narrative

The Avalanche, who lost defenceman Josh Manson for two months after he injured an ankle against the Devils, saw Nelson exit in the second when he took a shot by Makar off the side of his helmet.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-01

2026-11-01 · Toronto Star

Lehkonen, Makar lead Avalanche to 5-2 victory over Flames · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

DENVER (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Saturday night. asserted

Avalanche → score → night

Martin Necas and Brock Nelson also scored, and defenceman Cale Makar had four assists for the Avalanche. asserted

Makar → score → Avalanche

Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves. asserted

Blackwood → make → saves

Colorado has won two in a row against opponents playing on the second night of a back-to-back. asserted

Colorado → win → back

The Avalanche defeated New Jersey on Wednesday and faced Calgary’s No. 3 goaltender, Arsenii Sergeev, less than 24 hours after the Flames beat Seattle. asserted

Flames → defeat → Seattle

Joel Farabee and Martin Pospisil scored for Calgary. asserted

Farabee → score → Calgary

Sergeev made 29 saves in his second career start and first this season. asserted

Sergeev → make → start

Sergeev was recalled from the AHL when the Flames placed Devin Cooley on the injured list with a lower-body injury. asserted

Flames → recall → injury

Colorado was not whistled for a penalty, while Calgary took three — two on a double-minor late in the third period. asserted

Calgary → whistle → period

The Avalanche, who lost defenceman Josh Manson for two months after he injured an ankle against the Devils, saw Nelson exit in the second when he took a shot by Makar off the side of his helmet. asserted

he → lose → helmet

Nelson, who scored earlier in the period, was able to skate to the bench and down the tunnel. asserted

who → score → tunnel

He returned in the third period. asserted

He → return → period

Nelson capped a three-goal burst in the first 10 minutes of the second that gave Colorado a 4-0 lead. asserted

that → cap → lead

Farabee scored 1:43 after Nelson’s goal, and Pospisil made it 4-2 when he scored 1:59 into the third. asserted

he → score → third

Lehkonen deflected Makar’s shot from the point at 4:09 to make it 5-2. asserted

it → deflect → 4:09

Two of Blackwood’s stops came after MacKinnon made it 1-0 late in the first. asserted

it → come → first

Blackwood made a sprawling glove save on Matt Coronato with 8.5 seconds left in the period and then stopped Farabee 12 seconds into the second. asserted

Blackwood → make → second