Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour was furious in the immediate aftermath of the call and later questioned it on the NBC broadcast. Ferland said postgame he believed it was a clean hit and didn't think he should be suspended.
Dowd left the game but later returned.
Hamilton received a two-minute minor for elbowing Kuznetsov in the head in the second stanza.
The Capitals forward was also able to finish the contest and set up Brooks Orpik's overtime winner.
The club has inked the University of Massachusetts standout to a three-year, entry-level contract. He'll join the Avalanche immediately for their playoff series against the Calgary Flames.
Makar captured the Hobey Baker Award as the top NCAA Division I men's hockey player and helped the Minutemen reach the Frozen Four championship game, which they lost to Minnesota Duluth on Saturday night.
He racked up 49 points in 41 games during his sophomore season.
The Avalanche selected the 20-year-old defenseman fourth overall in the 2017 draft.
Hemmed in their own zone for minutes at a time, unable to complete simple passes over and over and over again, and generally looking ordinary most of the night, the Calgary Flames didn't deserve a win on Saturday.
Yet they only narrowly lost, dropping a 3-2 decision in overtime to the Colorado Avalanche. The Western Conference first-round series now shifts to Denver, tied 1-1. With Game 3 set for Monday, this is not how the NHL's second-best team drew it up.
The Avalanche are not world-beaters. The under-construction club might blossom into a dominant outfit in a few years, but right now it is essentially comprised of superstar Nathan MacKinnon (who scored the overtime winner), 87-point winger Mikko Rantanen, a handful of supporting pieces, and solid goalies. They are incomplete.
So while Calgary should - and still could - dispose of Colorado in short order, it's kind of complicated. The 2018-19 Flames, for better or for worse, seem to dine on three specific things. And when one, two, or all three of those things aren't clicking, the results can get ugly in a hurry.
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The first thing: In order for the Flames to win meaningful hockey games, their goaltenders must provide stability. No issues in that department through two games. Mike Smith, who earned a shutout in Game 1 and has turned aside 62 of 65 total shots, appears up to the task.
The second: Calgary's team defense must protect its goalies from being overworked. No team limited opponents to fewer shots on goal in the regular season than the Flames. So far in the playoffs, there's been mixed results.
The third: The Flames' transition game must be humming. Nobody pushes the pace like Johnny Gaudreau and Co., but they've been uncharacteristically careless with the puck at various moments in this series.
All told, the Flames, though well-coached and well-built, have pressure points.
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Their sloppiness was front and center Saturday. The official tally was 20 giveaways, but it sure felt like 30 or 40. Colorado was all over them. After two periods, according to the Sportsnet broadcast, the Avalanche had somewhere around eight minutes of offensive zone time versus about two minutes for Calgary.
The Flames were constantly chasing the puck. When they happened to come across a loose puck, they often failed to make crisp passes:
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Transition offense is ultimately Calgary's bread and butter, so a constructive video session could probably fix any bad habits; strong neutral-zone play is a hallmark of this group is because the roster is perfectly suited to play an up-tempo brand of hockey.
Every forward in the Flames' top 12, aside from maybe James Neal and Garnet Hathaway, can really wheel around the rink. Versatile defenders like captain Mark Giordano and Noah Hanifin not only provide a reliable first pass, they join the rush too.
Smith, probably the league's best stickhandling goalie, is a huge contributor as well, often starting the breakout from behind the goal line:
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The above clip is from Game 1. Just a few days ago. It's incredible how much can change over such a short period of time.
As this series chugs along, the Flames' pace of play - and goaltending - will dictate their future. The same can likely be said of Calgary's entire playoff run, however deep it may be. Better to stumble early against a lesser foe like the under-construction Avs.
John Matisz is theScore's National Hockey Writer. You can find him on Twitter @matiszjohn.
The 28-year-old has been offered an in-person hearing, which gives the league the option to suspend him for six games or more.
Kadri caught Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk with a cross-check to the head with around six minutes remaining in the third period of Game 2. He was handed a five-minute major for cross-checking and a 10-minute match penalty.
DeBrusk didn't play another shift and commented about the hit after the contest.
"It's up to the league to decide, to be honest. I got no comment. I did a series of tests. I'm just hoping they come back negative. It's all kind of a blur, to be honest. From what I remember, it was high. I felt it in my face," DeBrusk said, according to Sportsnet's Luke Fox.
Kadri was not made available to the media following the game.
The center has a long history of supplemental discipline, including a three-game suspension against the Bruins in the 2018 playoffs for boarding forward Tommy Wingels.
Before his ejection, Kadri scored the lone goal in the contest for the Maple Leafs. The Bruins picked up the 4-1 victory to even the best-of-seven series at one game apiece.
"I thought it was a clean hit and I don't agree with the call," Ferland told reporters postgame, according to the Raleigh News and Observer's Chip Alexander. "I don't think I deserve to be suspended. I take pride in my game (and) in being a clean hitter. I never want to hurt anybody."
"I thought it was a clean hit and I don't agree with the call," Ferland told reporters postgame, according to the Raleigh News and Observer's Chip Alexander. "I don't think I deserve to be suspended. I take pride in my game (and) in being a clean hitter. I never want to hurt anybody."
Columbus drafted Gavrikov in the sixth round of the 2015 draft and has been working to bring him to North America since his season with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL ended earlier this week.
"Vladislav is an outstanding defenseman who excels at both ends of the ice," Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen said. "He is big, strong, and mobile and has enjoyed a successful career in the KHL and in international competition, including winning an Olympic gold medal last year. We are very excited about his future with the Columbus Blue Jackets."
Gavrikov, a 23-year-old left-handed shot, notched five goals and 15 assists in 60 KHL games this season.
