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Colorado Skates Past Florida 5-4 - Recap

Colorado got a pair of goals from Andre Burakovsky as the Avalanche skated to a 5-4 victory over Florida on Friday at BB&T Center.

Colorado was an underdog by +112 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Andre Burakovsky(2), Nathan MacKinnon, Joonas Donskoi, and Matt Nieto each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Donskoi opened the scoring for Colorado.

Philipp Grubauer stopped 40 of 44 Florida shots in the victory.

Florida got goals from Jonathan Huberdeau(2), Frank Vatrano, and Brett Connolly in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Florida got a 36-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.

Colorado scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Florida went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 44-41.

Colorado heads into a battle against the Lightning. Florida, meanwhile, will have their next action against Nashville.