nhl Game Recap
Vancouver Canucks vs Colorado Avalanche Wrap - Vancouver Wins 4-1
The Canucks earned a 4-1 victory over the Avalanche on Thursday at Ball Arena.
Vancouver was an underdog by +193 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Vancouver got goals from Kiefer Sherwood, Jake DeBrusk, Nils Hoglander, and Dakota Joshua in the victory. DeBrusk opened the scoring at 4:50 of the second period.
Kevin Lankinen turned in a 31-save effort for the Canucks.
Devon Toews scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Kevin Lankinen.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 26 of 29 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Vancouver scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 32-30.
Next game, Vancouver takes its act home to face Minnesota looking for another win. For Colorado, they head on the road to face Los Angeles.