Columbus Hammers No. 9 Colorado 7-2 in Shock Rout

On Tuesday, Nov. 3—yesterday, one day ago—the results were Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 4; Dallas 6, Washington 5; Colorado 2, Columbus 7; Utah 3, Toronto 2; Winnipeg 5, Montréal 4; Minnesota 4, Philadelphia 2; St. Louis 1, the Rangers 3; Vegas 3, Pittsburgh 2; Edmonton 3, New Jersey 4; Carolina 1, Nashville 4; and Anaheim 5, Vancouver 4. Columbus’s 7-2 rout of the No. 9 Avalanche was the night’s biggest statement, while Utah edged No. 11 Toronto 3-2. No. 1 Minnesota backed up its ranking with a 4-2 win, but No. 2 Carolina fell 4-1 to Nashville. Today, Wednesday, Nov. 4, brings Chicago at Florida, Ottawa at Buffalo, San Jose at Los Angeles, and Calgary at Seattle.