nhl Game Recap
Colorado Ices Minnesota 5-2 - Recap
Jonathan Drouin was the difference, potting a pair for Colorado on Thursday as the Avalanche skated off with a 5-2 victory over the Wild at Xcel Energy Center.
Colorado was favored by -163 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Jonathan Drouin(2), Mikko Rantanen, Artturi Lehkonen, and Nathan MacKinnon each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Lehkonen opened the scoring for Colorado.
Justus Annunen turned in a 44-save effort for the Avalanche.
Vinni Lettieri, and Declan Chisholm scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Justus Annunen.
Minnesota got a 31-stop effort from Filip Gustavsson in the loss.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-2, while the Wild were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 46-36.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Oilers. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.