nhl Game Recap
Avalanche Down San Jose 5-3 - Match Report
Colorado got a pair of goals from Valeri Nichushkin as the Avalanche skated to a 5-3 victory over San Jose on Friday at SAP Center at San Jose.
Colorado won as a -276 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Colorado got goals from Valeri Nichushkin(2), Darren Helm, Nazem Kadri, and Cale Makar in the victory. Kadri opened the scoring at 10:18 of the first period.
Pavel Francouz stopped 25 of 28 San Jose shots in the victory.
San Jose got goals from Jeffrey Viel, Rudolfs Balcers, and Erik Karlsson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
San Jose got a 24-stop effort from Zach Sawchenko in the loss.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-1, while the Sharks were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot San Jose 29-28 in the game.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Oilers. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arizona.