nhl Game Recap
Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche Recap - Blackhawks Win 5-2
Ryan Donato scored twice to lead the Blackhawks over Colorado 5-2 on Monday at Ball Arena.
Chicago won as a +163 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Chicago got goals from Ryan Donato(2), Ilya Mikheyev, Philipp Kurashev, and Lukas Reichel in the victory. Kurashev opened the scoring at 8:47 of the first period.
Petr Mrazek turned in a 24-save effort for the Blackhawks.
Colorado got goals from Casey Mittelstadt, and Nathan MacKinnon in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 21 of 24 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Chicago went 1-for-3, while the Avalanche were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Chicago lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 26-26.
Next game, Chicago takes its act on the road to face San Jose looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face Tampa Bay.