nhl Game Recap
Anaheim Skates Past Colorado 5-3 - Recap
Anaheim got 3 goals from Frank Vatrano en route to a 5-3 victory over Colorado on Thursday at Ball Arena.
Anaheim was an underdog by +327 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Anaheim got goals from Frank Vatrano(3), Adam Henrique, and Mason McTavish in the victory. Vatrano opened the scoring at 9:46 of the first period.
John Gibson turned in a 41-save effort for the Ducks.
Mikko Rantanen(2), and Samuel Girard scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind John Gibson.
Pavel Francouz stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Anaheim went 0-for-2, while the Avalanche were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Anaheim 44-32 in the game.
Next game, Anaheim takes its act home to face Arizona looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face St. Louis.