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Recap - Avalanche Defeat Anaheim 4-1

Scott Wedgewood stopped 35 of 36 shots fired at him by Anaheim, as the Avalanche skated to a 4-1 victory Tuesday at Ball Arena.

Colorado was favored by -244 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Colorado got goals from Artturi Lehkonen, Gabriel Landeskog, Martin Necas, and Parker Kelly in the victory. Lehkonen opened the scoring at 0:28 of the first period.

Scott Wedgewood turned in a 35-save effort for the Avalanche.

Leo Carlsson scored for the Ducks, finding the net behind Scott Wedgewood.

Lukas Dostal stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Ducks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-4, while the Ducks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Colorado outshot Anaheim 36-36 in the game.

Colorado looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sabres. The Ducks will aim to get back on the winning track at Detroit.