nhl Game Recap
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche Wrap - Colorado Wins 7-4
Colorado got 3 goals from Valeri Nichushkin en route to a 7-4 victory over Toronto on Saturday at Ball Arena.
Colorado was favored by -153 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Valeri Nichushkin(3), Nathan MacKinnon(2), Joel Kiviranta, and Jonathan Drouin each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Nichushkin opened the scoring for Colorado.
MacKenzie Blackwood turned in a 17-save effort for the Avalanche.
John Tavares(2), and Mitch Marner(2) scored for the Maple Leafs, finding the net behind MacKenzie Blackwood.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 27 of 32 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-3, while the Maple Leafs were 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Toronto 34-21 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face Chicago looking for another win. For Toronto, they head on the road to face Utah.