Avalanche beats the Devils 5-2

The Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Wednesday, October 28, at Ball Arena in Denver.

The Devils led 1-0 after the first period, it was tied 1-1 after the second period, and the Avalanche led 5-2 after regulation.

With 12:21 left in the first period, Connor Brown scored on a wrist shot. New Jersey Devils led 1-0. With 2:45 left in the third period, Nazem Kadri scored on a snap shot, assisted by Nicolas Roy and Brent Burns. Colorado Avalanche led 2-1. With 15:35 left in the third period, Connor Brown scored on a backhand, assisted by Amadeus Lombardi and Cody Glass. Colorado Avalanche led 5-2.

Connor Brown led the Devils with 2 goals. Nazem Kadri led the Avalanche with 1 goal. Jake Allen stopped 39 of 44 shots for the Devils.

Colorado Avalanche was favored by 1.5 goals. Avalanche covered. The total was 6.5, and the game went over.

The Avalanche are 7-6. In their last 4 games they beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 at home on October 28, lost to the Nashville Predators 2-6 in Nashville on October 25, beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at home on October 23, and lost to the New Jersey Devils 3-4 in New Jersey on October 20.

The Devils are 8-5. In their last 4 games they lost to the Colorado Avalanche 2-5 in Colorado on October 28, beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 in Dallas on October 27, beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 at home on October 24, and beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 at home on October 22.

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