nhl Game Recap
Colorado Ices Arizona 4-2 - Recap
Colorado earned a 4-2 victory over Arizona behind a 2-goal performance from Mikko Rantanen on Monday at Ball Arena.
Colorado was favored by -350 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Mikko Rantanen(2), Nathan MacKinnon, and Brandon Saad each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Saad opened the scoring for Colorado.
Philipp Grubauer turned in a 35-save effort for the Avalanche.
Arizona got goals from Michael Bunting, and Johan Larsson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ivan Prosvetov stopped 16 of 19 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-4, while the Coyotes were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Arizona outshot Colorado 37-20 in the game.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Blues. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Minnesota.