nhl Game Recap
Avalanche vs Islanders Final: 5-4 - Recap
Valeri Nichushkin scored twice to lead the Avalanche over New York 5-4 on Tuesday at Ball Arena.
Colorado was favored by -185 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Valeri Nichushkin(2), Jonathan Drouin, Devon Toews, and Nathan MacKinnon each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Toews opened the scoring for Colorado.
Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 18-save effort for the Avalanche.
Alexander Romanov, Simon Holmstrom, Brock Nelson, and Pierre Engvall scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.
New York got a 23-stop effort from Ilya Sorokin in the loss.
Colorado scored 2 times on 5 chances on the power play, while New York went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 39-22.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Stars. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arizona.