nhl Game Recap
Calgary Flames vs Colorado Avalanche Wrap - Calgary Wins 5-4
The Flames beat Colorado 5-4 on Monday, earning a victory backstopped by David Rittich's 28 saves.
The Flames were a +122 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Calgary got goals from Sean Monahan, Derek Ryan, Michael Frolik, Matthew Tkachuk, and Andrew Mangiapane in the victory. Ryan opened the scoring at 9:33 of the second period.
David Rittich stopped 28 of 32 Colorado shots in the victory.
Joonas Donskoi, Ryan Graves, Valeri Nichushkin, and Nathan MacKinnon scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind David Rittich.
Pavel Francouz stopped 28 of 33 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Calgary went 1-for-3, while the Avalanche were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Calgary by a margin of 33-32.
Calgary looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Coyotes. The Avalanche will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Philadelphia.