nhl Game Recap
Avalanche Down Detroit 5-1 - Match Report
The Avalanche earned a 5-1 victory over the Red Wings on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena.
Colorado was favored by -176 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Devon Toews, Mikko Rantanen, Lars Eller, Nathan MacKinnon, and Bowen Byram each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Toews opened the scoring for Colorado.
Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 33-save effort for the Avalanche.
Pius Suter scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.
Ville Husso stopped 16 of 21 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-3, while the Red Wings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Detroit by a margin of 34-23.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Blackhawks. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.