nhl Game Recap
Colorado Avalanche vs Buffalo Sabres Wrap - Colorado Wins 6-4
Colorado got a pair of goals from Nathan MacKinnon as the Avalanche skated to a 6-4 victory over Buffalo on Thursday at KeyBank Center.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -172 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Colorado got goals from Nathan MacKinnon(2), J.T. Compher(2), Artturi Lehkonen, and Mikko Rantanen in the victory. Compher opened the scoring at 8:48 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 24 of 28 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Buffalo got goals from Dylan Cozens, JJ Peterka, Alex Tuch, and Tage Thompson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 28 of 33 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 3-for-6, while the Sabres were 2-for-7 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Buffalo 34-28 in the game.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Bruins. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Jose.