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Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks Recap - Avalanche Win 5-2

The Blackhawks came up short Friday against the Avalanche, falling 5-2.

The Avalanche were a +106 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.

J.T. Compher, Nathan MacKinnon, Ryan Graves, Cale Makar, and Valeri Nichushkin each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. MacKinnon opened the scoring for Colorado.

Pavel Francouz stopped 34 of 36 Chicago shots in the victory.

Zack Smith, and Patrick Kane scored for the Blackhawks, finding the net behind Pavel Francouz.

Chicago got a 18-stop effort from Corey Crawford in the loss.

Colorado scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Chicago went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Chicago outshot Colorado 36-23 in the game.