nhl Game Recap
Recap - Avalanche Defeat Ottawa 7-5
Colorado got a pair of goals from Cale Makar as the Avalanche skated to a 7-5 victory over Ottawa on Monday at Ball Arena.
Colorado was favored by -325 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Cale Makar(2), Mikko Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin, Nazem Kadri, Alex Newhook, and Devon Toews each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Nichushkin opened the scoring for Colorado.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 15 of 20 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Ottawa got goals from Zach Sanford(3), Artem Zub, and Josh Norris in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 33 of 39 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 40-21.
Colorado looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Ducks. The Senators will aim to get back on the winning track at San Jose.