nhl Game Recap
Colorado Skates Past Carolina 6-4 - Recap
Colorado earned a 6-4 victory over Carolina behind a 2-goal performance from Mikko Rantanen on Saturday at Ball Arena.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as +107 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Colorado got goals from Mikko Rantanen(2), Cale Makar, Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, and Sam Malinski in the victory. Makar opened the scoring at 9:13 of the second period.
Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 27-save effort for the Avalanche.
Jordan Martinook(2), Jack Drury, and Martin Necas scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.
Carolina got a 23-stop effort from Spencer Martin in the loss.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-5, while the Hurricanes were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 31-29.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Predators. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vegas.