nhl Game Recap
Colorado Skates Past Anaheim 8-2 - Recap
Colorado earned a 8-2 victory over Anaheim behind a 2-goal performance from Valeri Nichushkin on Wednesday at Ball Arena.
The Avalanche were a -300 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Valeri Nichushkin(2), Devon Toews, Joel Kiviranta, Samuel Girard, Ross Colton, Andrew Cogliano, and Fredrik Olofsson each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Girard opened the scoring for Colorado.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 15 of 17 Anaheim shots in the victory.
Anaheim got goals from Max Jones, and Sam Carrick in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Anaheim got a 30-stop effort from Lukas Dostal in the loss.
Colorado scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Anaheim went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Anaheim 38-17 in the game.
Colorado looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Stars. The Ducks will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Florida.