nhl Game Recap
Recap - Avalanche Defeat Toronto 5-4
The Avalanche earned a 5-4 victory over the Maple Leafs on Saturday at Ball Arena.
Colorado won as a -160 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Colorado got goals from Gabriel Landeskog, J.T. Compher, Devon Toews, Cale Makar, and Nathan MacKinnon in the victory. MacKinnon opened the scoring at 17:11 of the first period.
Pavel Francouz turned in a 18-save effort for the Avalanche.
Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews(2), Alexander Kerfoot, and Nick Ritchie in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jack Campbell stopped 46 of 51 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 0-for-4, while the Maple Leafs were 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 51-27.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Kraken. Toronto, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vegas.