nhl Game Recap
Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators Wrap - Ottawa Wins 5-2
Matt Duchene scored twice to lead the Senators over Colorado 5-2 on Wednesday at Canadian Tire Centre.
Bettors who backed the Senators were rewarded as +147 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Matt Duchene(2), Mark Stone, Ryan Dzingel, and Brady Tkachuk each scored for the Senators in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring for Ottawa.
Anders Nilsson turned in a 30-save effort for the Senators.
Nikita Zadorov, and Nathan MacKinnon scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Anders Nilsson.
Colorado got a 26-stop effort from Semyon Varlamov in the loss.
Ottawa scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 32-31.
Next game, Ottawa takes its act on the road to face Carolina looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face Los Angeles.