nhl Game Recap
Avalanche Down Minnesota 2-1 - Match Report
The Wild came up short Tuesday against the Avalanche, falling 2-1.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -151 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Colorado got goals from Valeri Nichushkin, and Logan O'Connor in the victory. O'Connor opened the scoring at 17:45 of the first period.
Philipp Grubauer stopped 27 of 28 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Kirill Kaprizov scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Philipp Grubauer.
Minnesota got a 29-stop effort from Cam Talbot in the loss.
On the power play, Colorado went 0-for-3, while the Wild were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 31-28.