nhl Game Recap
Colorado Ices Los Angeles 5-2 - Recap
Mikko Rantanen scored twice to lead the Avalanche over Los Angeles 5-2 on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena.
Colorado was favored by -121 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Colorado got goals from Mikko Rantanen(2), Miles Wood, Cale Makar, and Nathan MacKinnon in the victory. MacKinnon opened the scoring at 7:25 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 34-save effort for the Avalanche.
Carl Grundstrom, and Quinton Byfield scored for the Kings, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.
Cam Talbot stopped 32 of 36 shots for the Kings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Los Angeles went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Los Angeles 37-36 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face San Jose looking for another win. For Los Angeles, they head home to face Carolina.