Chicago vs Colorado Wrap - Colorado Wins 6-2
Chicago vs Colorado Wrap - Colorado Wins 6-2
The battle between the Avalanche and Blackhawks didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Chicago was handed a 6-2 defeat on Friday at Pepsi Center.
Colorado won as a +125 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Colorado got goals from P.A. Parenteau, John Mitchell, Paul Stastny, Jamie McGinn, Matt Duchene, and Ryan O'Reilly in the victory. Stastny opened the scoring at 16:36 of the first period.
Semyon Varlamov turned in a 31-save effort for the Avalanche.
Bryan Bickell and Jonathan Toews scored for the Blackhawks, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.
Corey Crawford stopped 14 of 19 shots for the Blackhawks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 2-for-4, while the Blackhawks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Chicago outshot Colorado 33-31 in the game.
Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face San Jose looking for another win. For Chicago, they head home to face Edmonton.
