nhl Game Recap
Avalanche vs Red Wings Final: 2-1 - Recap
Colorado skated to a 2-1 victory over Detroit on Saturday in NHL action at Little Caesars Arena.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -202 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Colorado got goals from Valeri Nichushkin, and Cale Makar in the victory. Nichushkin opened the scoring at 10:48 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 29 of 30 Detroit shots in the victory.
Lucas Raymond scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.
Detroit got a 23-stop effort from Ville Husso in the loss.
Colorado scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Detroit outshot Colorado 30-25 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face New Jersey looking for another win. For Detroit, they head on the road to face Buffalo.