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Colorado Avalanche vs Utah Hockey Club Recap - Avalanche Win 4-1

The Avalanche got a 3-goal performance from Artturi Lehkonen as Colorado handed Utah a 4-1 defeat on Friday at Delta Center.

Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -134 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.

Artturi Lehkonen(3), and Mikko Rantanen each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Lehkonen opened the scoring for Colorado.

MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 34 of 35 Utah shots in the victory.

Utah got a goal from Nick Schmaltz in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Utah got a 33-stop effort from Karel Vejmelka in the loss.

On the power play, Colorado went 0-for-2, while the Hockey Club were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Utah lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 37-35.

Colorado heads into a battle against the Jets. Utah, meanwhile, will have their next action against Seattle.