nhl Game Recap
Kings vs Avalanche Final: 5-4 - Recap
It came down to a shootout and Pheonix Copley foiled the opposition in a 5-4 victory for Los Angeles over Colorado Thursday.
Los Angeles was an underdog by +130 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Los Angeles got goals from Gabriel Vilardi, Phillip Danault, Alex Iafallo, and Sean Walker in the victory. Vilardi opened the scoring at 8:56 of the first period.
Pheonix Copley stopped 23 of 27 Colorado shots in the victory.
Colorado got goals from J.T. Compher, Cale Makar, Evan Rodrigues, and Andrew Cogliano in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 23 of 27 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Los Angeles scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 27-27.
Next game, Los Angeles takes its act home to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face Toronto.