nhl Game Recap
Colorado Skates Past Vancouver 5-4 - Recap
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice to lead the Avalanche over Vancouver 5-4 on Saturday at Rogers Arena.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as +138 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Nathan MacKinnon(2), Andre Burakovsky, Nazem Kadri, and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Bellemare opened the scoring for Colorado.
Antoine Bibeau turned in a 28-save effort for the Avalanche.
Vancouver got goals from Adam Gaudette(2), Brock Boeser, and Alexander Edler in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Thatcher Demko stopped 18 of 23 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 2-for-6 with the man advantage.
Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 32-23.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Flames. Vancouver, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.