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Colorado Ices Chicago 5-2 - Recap

Colorado earned a 5-2 victory over Chicago behind a 2-goal performance from Valeri Nichushkin on Wednesday at Ball Arena.

Colorado won as a -401 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Colorado got goals from Valeri Nichushkin(2), Artturi Lehkonen(2), and Andrew Cogliano in the victory. Cogliano opened the scoring at 13:44 of the first period.

Alexandar Georgiev stopped 15 of 17 Chicago shots in the victory.

Max Domi, and Jonathan Toews scored for the Blackhawks, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.

Chicago got a 30-stop effort from Petr Mrazek in the loss.

On the power play, Colorado went 4-for-6, while the Blackhawks were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.

Colorado outshot Chicago 35-17 in the game.

Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Calgary looking for another win. For Chicago, they head on the road to face Vegas.