nhl Game Recap
Avalanche vs Predators Final: 9-4 - Recap
Joonas Donskoi sniped 3 goals in leading Colorado to a 9-4 win over Nashville on Thursday at Pepsi Center.
Colorado won as a +122 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Joonas Donskoi(3), Cale Makar, Matt Nieto, Matt Calvert, Ryan Graves, Nathan MacKinnon, and Andre Burakovsky each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Makar opened the scoring for Colorado.
Pavel Francouz stopped 20 of 24 Nashville shots in the victory.
Ryan Ellis, Matt Duchene, Craig Smith, and Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators, finding the net behind Pavel Francouz.
Nashville got a 17-stop effort from Pekka Rinne in the loss.
Colorado scored 2 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Nashville went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Nashville 45-24 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face Columbus looking for another win. For Nashville, they head on the road to face San Jose.