nhl Game Recap
Colorado Skates Past Calgary 5-3 - Recap
Joonas Donskoi scored twice to lead the Avalanche over Calgary 5-3 on Thursday at Pepsi Center.
The Avalanche were a -118 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Colorado got goals from Joonas Donskoi(2), Mikko Rantanen(2), and J.T. Compher in the victory. Donskoi opened the scoring at 5:59 of the first period.
Philipp Grubauer turned in a 27-save effort for the Avalanche.
Calgary got goals from Sean Monahan, Mark Giordano, and Johnny Gaudreau in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
David Rittich stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Flames, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 2 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Calgary went 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Calgary 32-30 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face Minnesota looking for another win. For Calgary, they head home to face Vancouver.