nhl Game Recap
Recap - Avalanche Defeat Los Angeles 9-3
Nathan MacKinnon sniped 3 goals in leading Colorado to a 9-3 win over Los Angeles on Wednesday at Ball Arena.
The Avalanche were a -276 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Nathan MacKinnon(3), Valeri Nichushkin(2), Nicolas Aube-Kubel(2), Andre Burakovsky, and Cale Makar each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Aube-Kubel opened the scoring for Colorado.
Darcy Kuemper turned in a 29-save effort for the Avalanche.
Los Angeles got goals from Phillip Danault, Adrian Kempe, and Alex Iafallo in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Cal Petersen stopped 19 of 25 shots for the Kings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 2 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Los Angeles went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 35-32.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Devils. Los Angeles, meanwhile, will have their next action against Columbus.