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Colorado Ices Buffalo 6-1 - Recap

The Avalanche beat Buffalo 6-1 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Philipp Grubauer's 23 saves.

Colorado won as a -163 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Colorado got goals from Samuel Girard, Andre Burakovsky, Nazem Kadri, Valeri Nichushkin, Nikita Zadorov, and Mikko Rantanen in the victory. Girard opened the scoring at 13:12 of the first period.

Philipp Grubauer turned in a 23-save effort for the Avalanche.

Buffalo got a goal from Sam Reinhart in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Buffalo got a 8-stop effort from Carter Hutton in the loss.

Colorado scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Colorado outshot Buffalo 27-24 in the game.

Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head home to face Detroit.