nhl Game Recap
Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Colorado Wins 6-1
The Avalanche beat Minnesota 6-1 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by MacKenzie Blackwood's 24 saves.
Colorado was favored by -144 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Colorado got goals from Artturi Lehkonen, Logan O'Connor, Ross Colton, Mikko Rantanen, Parker Kelly, and Nathan MacKinnon in the victory. O'Connor opened the scoring at 3:46 of the first period.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 24 of 25 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got a goal from Zach Bogosian in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Minnesota got a 21-stop effort from Filip Gustavsson in the loss.
On the power play, Colorado went 0-for-3, while the Wild were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 27-25.
Colorado looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Jets. The Wild will aim to get back on the winning track at San Jose.