nhl Game Recap
Carolina Falls 7-4 to Avalanche - Recap
Nathan MacKinnon was the difference, potting a pair for Colorado on Saturday as the Avalanche skated off with a 7-4 victory over the Hurricanes at Ball Arena.
Colorado was favored by -135 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Nathan MacKinnon(2), J.T. Compher(2), Mikko Rantanen, Alex Newhook, and Ben Meyers each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Compher opened the scoring for Colorado.
Darcy Kuemper turned in a 29-save effort for the Avalanche.
Jordan Staal(2), Sebastian Aho, and Andrei Svechnikov scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Darcy Kuemper.
Carolina got a 26-stop effort from Frederik Andersen in the loss.
Colorado scored 2 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 37-33.
Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face Washington looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Arizona.