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Colorado Ices Winnipeg 5-4 - Recap
Pavel Francouz made 39 stops Friday to lead the Avalanche over the Jets 5-4 at Canada Life Centre.
Colorado won as a -160 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Colorado got goals from Andre Burakovsky, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Erik Johnson, and Nicolas Aube-Kubel in the victory. Aube-Kubel opened the scoring at 5:10 of the first period.
Pavel Francouz turned in a 39-save effort for the Avalanche.
Nikolaj Ehlers(2), and Mark Scheifele(2) scored for the Jets, finding the net behind Pavel Francouz.
Winnipeg got a 32-stop effort from Connor Hellebuyck in the loss.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-3, while the Jets were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Winnipeg by a margin of 43-37.
Colorado looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Oilers. The Jets will aim to get back on the winning track at Ottawa.