nhl Game Recap
Recap - Avalanche Defeat Detroit 5-2
Gabriel Landeskog was the difference, potting a pair for Colorado on Wednesday as the Avalanche skated off with a 5-2 victory over the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena.
The Avalanche were a -225 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Gabriel Landeskog(2), Tyson Jost, Nazem Kadri, and Valeri Nichushkin each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Landeskog opened the scoring for Colorado.
Pavel Francouz stopped 32 of 34 Detroit shots in the victory.
Filip Zadina, and Robby Fabbri scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Pavel Francouz.
Thomas Greiss stopped 26 of 30 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 0-for-3, while the Red Wings were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Detroit outshot Colorado 34-31 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face Winnipeg looking for another win. For Detroit, they head home to face Toronto.