nhl Game Recap
Recap - Avalanche Defeat Tampa Bay 4-1
Ryan Johansen scored a pair of goals against the Lightning as Colorado handed Tampa Bay a 4-1 defeat on Monday at Ball Arena.
The Avalanche were a -125 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Colorado got goals from Ryan Johansen(2), Cale Makar, and Valeri Nichushkin in the victory. Johansen opened the scoring at 7:12 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 40 of 41 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Tampa Bay got a goal from Anthony Cirelli in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 20-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
Colorado scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Colorado 41-24 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head on the road to face Arizona.