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Colorado Ices Ottawa 6-4 - Recap
The Avalanche got a 4-goal performance from Nathan MacKinnon as Colorado handed Ottawa a 6-4 defeat on Thursday at Ball Arena.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -172 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Colorado got goals from Nathan MacKinnon(4), and Mikko Rantanen(2) in the victory. MacKinnon opened the scoring at 2:43 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 41 of 45 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Josh Norris, Ridly Greig, Drake Batherson, and Jacob Bernard-Docker scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 33 of 38 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 4-for-5, while the Senators were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.
Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 45-39.
Colorado looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Coyotes. The Senators will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Pittsburgh.