nhl Game Recap
Avalanche Down San Jose 6-2 - Match Report
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice to lead the Avalanche over San Jose 6-2 on Sunday at Ball Arena.
Colorado was favored by -255 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Colorado got goals from Nathan MacKinnon(2), Mikko Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin, Ryan Johansen, and Miles Wood in the victory. Nichushkin opened the scoring at 7:18 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 26-save effort for the Avalanche.
San Jose got a goal from Tomas Hertl(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 22 of 27 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while San Jose went 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 28-28.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Blackhawks. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.