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Colorado Avalanche vs Arizona Coyotes Recap - Coyotes Win 5-4

Arizona earned a 5-4 victory over Colorado on Tuesday, but needed a shootout to do it at Gila River Arena.

Arizona was an underdog by +195 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Arizona got goals from Jakob Chychrun, Alex Goligoski, Lawson Crouse, and Phil Kessel in the victory. Chychrun opened the scoring at 1:25 of the first period.

Adin Hill turned in a 35-save effort for the Coyotes.

Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin, Gabriel Landeskog, and Mikko Rantanen scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Adin Hill.

Colorado got a 28-stop effort from Jonas Johansson in the loss.

Arizona scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 39-32.

Arizona looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sharks. The Avalanche will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Vegas.