nhl Game Recap
Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche Recap - Avalanche Win 5-1
The Golden Knights came up short Thursday against the Avalanche, falling 5-1.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -167 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Joonas Donskoi, Cale Makar, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Gabriel Landeskog, and J.T. Compher each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Donskoi opened the scoring for Colorado.
Philipp Grubauer turned in a 18-save effort for the Avalanche.
Max Pacioretty scored for the Golden Knights, finding the net behind Philipp Grubauer.
Vegas got a 27-stop effort from Marc-Andre Fleury in the loss.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-4, while the Golden Knights were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Vegas 32-19 in the game.