Captain Mark Giordano has three assists as Flames down Avalanche 5-3
CALGARY — Ageless Calgary defenceman Mark Giordano continued his fine season on Wednesday night.
The 35-year-old had three assists as the Flames kept on rolling with a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Giordano has 43 points (six goals, 37 assists) in 43 games, which ties him for third in points among NHL defencemen.
“Just trying to put pucks on net, jump in when I can,” said Giordano, whose 303 career assists moves him past Joe Nieuwendyk and into fifth on the Flames all-time list. “Playing on a pretty good power play with pretty good players, trying to move the puck around to those guys and get it in their hands and when you do that with those types of players, they reward you.”
Giordano had the primary helper on both Elias Lindholm’s power-play goal in the second period, which broke a 2-2 tie, and Michael Frolik’s deflection and eventual game-winner halfway through the third, which made it 4-2.