nhl Game Recap
Recap - Avalanche Defeat Carolina 6-4
The Avalanche earned a 6-4 victory over the Hurricanes on Saturday at Ball Arena.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -150 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Colorado got goals from Ryan Johansen, Fredrik Olofsson, Nathan MacKinnon, Artturi Lehkonen, Logan O'Connor, and Mikko Rantanen in the victory. Johansen opened the scoring at 19:54 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 23 of 27 Carolina shots in the victory.
Carolina got goals from Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brent Burns, Jaccob Slavin, and Michael Bunting in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Carolina got a 22-stop effort from Pyotr Kochetkov in the loss.
Colorado scored 3 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Carolina 28-27 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face New York looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Tampa Bay.