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Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs Recap - Avalanche Win 2-1
Colorado needed a shootout to earn a 2-1 victory over Toronto on Wednesday in NHL action at Scotiabank Arena.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as +118 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Colorado got a goal from Mikko Rantanen in the victory. Rantanen opened the scoring at 14:08 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 17 of 18 Toronto shots in the victory.
Toronto got a goal from Morgan Rielly in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 28 of 29 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Toronto went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 29-18.
Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Toronto, they head home to face Carolina.