nhl Game Recap
Recap - Avalanche Defeat Washington 6-2
The Avalanche got a 4-goal performance from Nathan MacKinnon as Colorado handed Washington a 6-2 defeat on Wednesday at Ball Arena.
The Avalanche were a -265 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Colorado got goals from Nathan MacKinnon(4), Mikko Rantanen, and Cale Makar in the victory. Makar opened the scoring at 19:23 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 23 of 25 Washington shots in the victory.
Dylan Strome(2) scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 27 of 33 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Colorado scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 33-25.
Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face Los Angeles looking for another win. For Washington, they head on the road to face Dallas.