nhl Game Recap
Chicago Falls 5-0 to Avalanche - Recap
Denis Malgin scored a pair of goals against the Blackhawks as Colorado handed Chicago a 5-0 defeat on Monday at Ball Arena.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -355 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Colorado got goals from Denis Malgin(2), Logan O'Connor, Kurtis MacDermid, and Mikko Rantanen in the victory. MacDermid opened the scoring at 2:41 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 27 of 27 Chicago shots in the victory.
Alex Stalock stopped 27 of 32 shots for the Blackhawks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Chicago went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Chicago 32-27 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Chicago, they head on the road to face Washington.