nhl Game Recap
New York Islanders vs Colorado Avalanche Recap - Avalanche Win 5-3
The Islanders came up short Tuesday against the Avalanche, falling 5-3.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -288 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Colorado got goals from Erik Johnson, Andre Burakovsky, Gabriel Landeskog, Devon Toews, and Nathan MacKinnon in the victory. MacKinnon opened the scoring at 3:23 of the first period.
Darcy Kuemper turned in a 28-save effort for the Avalanche.
New York got goals from Ryan Pulock, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Kyle Palmieri in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 of 42 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot New York 43-31 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Vancouver.