nhl Game Recap
Recap - Avalanche Defeat Chicago 4-1
Colorado skated to a 4-1 victory over Chicago on Wednesday in NHL action at United Center.
Colorado won as a -145 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Ian Cole, Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, and Andre Burakovsky each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Cole opened the scoring for Colorado.
Pavel Francouz turned in a 31-save effort for the Avalanche.
Chicago got a goal from Ryan Carpenter in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Corey Crawford stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Blackhawks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Chicago went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Chicago lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 36-32.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Chicago, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.