nhl Game Recap
Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators Recap - Avalanche Win 4-1
The Avalanche earned a 4-1 victory over the Senators on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -206 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Colorado got goals from J.T. Compher, Cale Makar, Matt Nieto, and Valeri Nichushkin in the victory. Nichushkin opened the scoring at 7:57 of the first period.
Philipp Grubauer stopped 25 of 26 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Ottawa got a goal from Brady Tkachuk in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Marcus Hogberg stopped 30 of 34 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Ottawa 34-26 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Columbus looking for another win. For Ottawa, they head on the road to face Winnipeg.