Avalanche 3-2 Blues (11 Dec, 2022) Play-by-Play

Colorado Avalanche

14-10-2, 9-6-0 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
COL	0	1	1	1	3
STL	0	0	2	0	2

St. Louis Blues

12-15-1, 5-7-1 home

Shot missed by Ryan O'Reilly
Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Pavel Francouz
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in offensive zone
Colton Parayko credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in defensive zone
Takeaway by Jordan Kyrou in offensive zone
Shot missed by Jordan Kyrou
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Ben Meyers in defensive zone
Noel Acciari credited with hit on Charles Hudon in defensive zone
Noel Acciari credited with hit on Alex Newhook in defensive zone
Colton Parayko credited with hit on Jacob MacDonald in defensive zone
Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Colton Parayko
Vladimir Tarasenko credited with hit on Logan O'Connor in neutral zone
Giveaway by Torey Krug in defensive zone
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Josh Leivo saved by Pavel Francouz
Ivan Barbashev credited with hit on Andreas Englund in neutral zone
Giveaway by Jordan Binnington in defensive zone
Andreas Englund shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Alex Newhook in offensive zone
Takeaway by Robert Thomas in neutral zone
Takeaway by Torey Krug in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Pavel Francouz
Robert Thomas won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Torey Krug saved by Pavel Francouz
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
Shot missed by Brandon Saad
Tyler Pitlick credited with hit on Devon Toews in offensive zone
Noel Acciari credited with hit on Brad Hunt in neutral zone
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Ben Meyers in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Torey Krug saved by Pavel Francouz
William Bitten credited with hit on Samuel Girard in offensive zone
Nathan Walker credited with hit on Ben Meyers in offensive zone
William Bitten credited with hit on Alex Newhook in offensive zone
Takeaway by Nick Leddy in defensive zone
Colton Parayko credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Jordan Kyrou saved by Pavel Francouz
Penalty to Robert Thomas 2 minutes for Holding Samuel Girard
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Alex Newhook in defensive zone
Shot missed by Brandon Saad
Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot missed by Brayden Schenn
Shot on goal by Brayden Schenn saved by Pavel Francouz
Ben Meyers shot blocked by Torey Krug
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
Shot missed by Josh Leivo
Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Pavel Francouz
Robert Thomas won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot missed by Jordan Kyrou
Vladimir Tarasenko credited with hit on Andrew Cogliano in offensive zone
Justin Faulk credited with hit on Andreas Englund in neutral zone
Takeaway by Ivan Barbashev in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Nick Leddy saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot on goal by Tyler Pitlick saved by Pavel Francouz
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Alex Newhook in offensive zone
Torey Krug credited with hit on Jacob MacDonald in defensive zone
Noel Acciari credited with hit on Dryden Hunt in defensive zone
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
Noel Acciari won faceoff against J.T. Compher in defensive zone
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Torey Krug
Takeaway by Robert Thomas in offensive zone
Takeaway by Jordan Kyrou in offensive zone
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Alex Newhook in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Brandon Saad saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot on goal by Torey Krug saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot on goal by Justin Faulk saved by Pavel Francouz
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
Penalty to Colton Parayko 2 minutes for Slashing Valeri Nichushkin
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against J.T. Compher in defensive zone
Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Takeaway by Ivan Barbashev in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Ivan Barbashev saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot on goal by Brayden Schenn saved by Pavel Francouz
Erik Johnson shot blocked by Robert Thomas
Giveaway by Vladimir Tarasenko in neutral zone
Shot missed by Ivan Barbashev
Samuel Girard shot blocked by Justin Faulk
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Alex Newhook in neutral zone
Colton Parayko credited with hit on Dryden Hunt in defensive zone
Robert Thomas won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Torey Krug saved by Pavel Francouz
Brayden Schenn credited with hit on Brad Hunt in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Jordan Kyrou saved by Pavel Francouz
Takeaway by Robert Thomas in offensive zone
Justin Faulk credited with hit on Jean-Luc Foudy in defensive zone
Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev in offensive zone
Noel Acciari credited with hit on Devon Toews in defensive zone
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Andrew Cogliano in defensive zone
Noel Acciari won faceoff against J.T. Compher in defensive zone
Samuel Girard shot blocked by Josh Leivo
Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Ivan Barbashev won faceoff against J.T. Compher in neutral zone
Takeaway by Brandon Saad in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Ivan Barbashev saved by Pavel Francouz
Ivan Barbashev won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
Shot missed by Justin Faulk
Erik Johnson shot blocked by Robert Thomas
Giveaway by Colton Parayko in defensive zone
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Ben Meyers in defensive zone
William Bitten credited with hit on Ben Meyers in offensive zone
Robert Thomas won faceoff against Alex Newhook in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Jordan Kyrou saved by Pavel Francouz
Andrew Cogliano shot blocked by Colton Parayko
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Jordan Kyrou saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot on goal by Torey Krug saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot on goal by Justin Faulk saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot on goal by Nick Leddy saved by Pavel Francouz
Vladimir Tarasenko credited with hit on Samuel Girard in offensive zone
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
Goal scored by Vladimir Tarasenko assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Robert Thomas (PPG)
Shot on goal by Nick Leddy saved by Pavel Francouz
Shot on goal by Brayden Schenn saved by Pavel Francouz
Noel Acciari credited with hit on Charles Hudon in defensive zone
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against J.T. Compher in defensive zone
Giveaway by Josh Leivo in defensive zone
Justin Faulk credited with hit on Erik Johnson in defensive zone
Robert Bortuzzo credited with hit on Jean-Luc Foudy in neutral zone
Ivan Barbashev won faceoff against J.T. Compher in neutral zone
Brayden Schenn credited with hit on Valeri Nichushkin in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Brandon Saad saved by Pavel Francouz
Robert Thomas won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
Shot missed by Torey Krug
Shot on goal by Torey Krug saved by Pavel Francouz
Penalty to Brayden Schenn 2 minutes for Interference Mikko Rantanen
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
Goal scored by Brandon Saad (SHG)
Cale Makar shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Robert Bortuzzo
Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
Artturi Lehkonen credited with hit on Colton Parayko in offensive zone
Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin in offensive zone
Takeaway by Jean-Luc Foudy in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Jean-Luc Foudy saved by Jordan Binnington
Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Ivan Barbashev in offensive zone
Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Brayden Schenn in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Samuel Girard saved by Jordan Binnington
Shot missed by Ben Meyers
Takeaway by Devon Toews in defensive zone
Penalty to Alex Newhook 2 minutes for Holding Vladimir Tarasenko
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Brayden Schenn in defensive zone
Takeaway by Logan O'Connor in defensive zone
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Brayden Schenn in defensive zone
Penalty to Devon Toews 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by J.T. Compher
Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Erik Johnson
Takeaway by Cale Makar in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Jordan Binnington
Cale Makar credited with hit on Robert Thomas in defensive zone
Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Cale Makar
Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Brad Hunt saved by Jordan Binnington
Shot on goal by Andrew Cogliano saved by Jordan Binnington
Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Takeaway by Valeri Nichushkin in neutral zone
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Robert Thomas in defensive zone
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Shot on goal by J.T. Compher saved by Jordan Binnington
Giveaway by Cale Makar in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Jordan Binnington
Shot missed by Charles Hudon
Shot missed by Alex Newhook
Shot on goal by Charles Hudon saved by Jordan Binnington
Shot on goal by Jean-Luc Foudy saved by Jordan Binnington
Alex Newhook credited with hit on Justin Faulk in offensive zone
Charles Hudon credited with hit on Robert Thomas in defensive zone
Shot missed by Andreas Englund
Colton Parayko shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
Andrew Cogliano credited with hit on Nathan Walker in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Erik Johnson saved by Jordan Binnington
Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
Giveaway by Cale Makar in defensive zone
Valeri Nichushkin credited with hit on Nick Leddy in defensive zone
Andreas Englund credited with hit on Tyler Pitlick in defensive zone
Ben Meyers credited with hit on Robert Bortuzzo in offensive zone
Jacob MacDonald credited with hit on Torey Krug in offensive zone
Dryden Hunt credited with hit on Torey Krug in offensive zone
Shot missed by Logan O'Connor
Alex Newhook won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Erik Johnson saved by Jordan Binnington
Alex Newhook won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Shot missed by Andrew Cogliano
Charles Hudon credited with hit on Robert Bortuzzo in defensive zone
Andreas Englund credited with hit on Vladimir Tarasenko in defensive zone
Takeaway by Samuel Girard in defensive zone
Charles Hudon credited with hit on Colton Parayko in offensive zone
Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Jordan Binnington
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Jordan Binnington
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Ivan Barbashev in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Alex Newhook saved by Jordan Binnington
Ben Meyers won faceoff against Robert Thomas in offensive zone
Goal scored by Mikko Rantanen assisted by Alex Newhook and Brad Hunt
Andreas Englund credited with hit on Tyler Pitlick in defensive zone
Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Samuel Girard
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
Shot missed by Brad Hunt
Shot on goal by Brad Hunt saved by Jordan Binnington
Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Ben Meyers
Charles Hudon credited with hit on Brandon Saad in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Logan O'Connor saved by Jordan Binnington
Shot on goal by J.T. Compher saved by Jordan Binnington
Ben Meyers won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
Valeri Nichushkin credited with hit on Brayden Schenn in neutral zone
Takeaway by Erik Johnson in defensive zone
Takeaway by Devon Toews in neutral zone
Samuel Girard credited with hit on Tyler Pitlick in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Jordan Binnington
Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Jordan Binnington
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Ivan Barbashev in defensive zone
Takeaway by Devon Toews in defensive zone
Noel Acciari shot blocked by Devon Toews
Justin Faulk shot blocked by Erik Johnson
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Robert Thomas in defensive zone
Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Brad Hunt saved by Jordan Binnington
Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
Takeaway by Andrew Cogliano in offensive zone
Josh Leivo shot blocked by Andreas Englund
Penalty to Cale Makar 4 minutes for High Sticking Jordan Kyrou
Shot on goal by Andrew Cogliano saved by Jordan Binnington
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Jordan Binnington
Jean-Luc Foudy credited with hit on Ivan Barbashev in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Andrew Cogliano saved by Jordan Binnington
Takeaway by Samuel Girard in offensive zone
Giveaway by Jean-Luc Foudy in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Samuel Girard saved by Jordan Binnington
Ben Meyers credited with hit on Colton Parayko in offensive zone
Dryden Hunt credited with hit on Niko Mikkola in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Jordan Binnington
Giveaway by Devon Toews in defensive zone
Andreas Englund credited with hit on Noel Acciari in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Jordan Binnington
Giveaway by Cale Makar in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Jordan Binnington
Goal scored by Mikko Rantanen assisted by J.T. Compher and Devon Toews
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Jordan Binnington
Goal scored by Mikko Rantanen assisted by Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin

AVALANCHE

BLUES

TIME	PLAY		COL	STL
0:00		Start of 1st period	0	0
0:00		Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in neutral zone	0	0
0:14		Shot missed by Ryan O'Reilly	0	0
0:17		Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Pavel Francouz	0	0
0:18		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
0:18		Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone	0	0
0:24		Stoppage - Icing	0	0
0:24		Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in offensive zone	0	0
0:42		Colton Parayko credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in defensive zone	0	0
0:48		Artturi Lehkonen credited with hit on Colton Parayko in offensive zone	0	0
0:51		Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin in offensive zone	0	0
1:13		Takeaway by Jordan Kyrou in offensive zone	0	0
1:28		Shot missed by Jordan Kyrou	0	0
1:59		Takeaway by Jean-Luc Foudy in neutral zone	0	0
2:02		Shot on goal by Jean-Luc Foudy saved by Jordan Binnington	0	0
2:04		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
2:04		Noel Acciari won faceoff against Ben Meyers in defensive zone	0	0
2:26		Noel Acciari credited with hit on Charles Hudon in defensive zone	0	0
2:44		Noel Acciari credited with hit on Alex Newhook in defensive zone	0	0
2:46		Colton Parayko credited with hit on Jacob MacDonald in defensive zone	0	0
3:01		Stoppage - Icing	0	0
3:01		Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Ivan Barbashev in offensive zone	0	0
3:19		Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Colton Parayko	0	0
3:57		Vladimir Tarasenko credited with hit on Logan O'Connor in neutral zone	0	0
4:16		Giveaway by Torey Krug in defensive zone	0	0
4:29		Stoppage - Offside	0	0
4:29		Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Brayden Schenn in neutral zone	0	0
4:38		Stoppage - Offside	0	0
4:38		Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in neutral zone	0	0
4:53		Shot on goal by Josh Leivo saved by Pavel Francouz	0	0
5:03		Shot on goal by Samuel Girard saved by Jordan Binnington	0	0
5:30		Ivan Barbashev credited with hit on Andreas Englund in neutral zone	0	0
5:35		Giveaway by Jordan Binnington in defensive zone	0	0
5:36		Shot missed by Ben Meyers	0	0
5:38		Andreas Englund shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev	0	0
6:17		Stoppage - Icing	0	0
6:17		Robert Thomas won faceoff against Alex Newhook in offensive zone	0	0
6:25		Takeaway by Devon Toews in defensive zone	0	0
6:45		Takeaway by Robert Thomas in neutral zone	0	0
6:59		Takeaway by Torey Krug in defensive zone	0	0
7:07		Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Pavel Francouz	0	0
7:08		Stoppage - TV timeout	0	0
7:08		Penalty to Alex Newhook 2 minutes for Holding Vladimir Tarasenko	0	0
7:08		J.T. Compher won faceoff against Brayden Schenn in defensive zone	0	0
7:30		Takeaway by Logan O'Connor in defensive zone	0	0
7:54		Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Pavel Francouz	0	0
7:55		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
7:55		Robert Thomas won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone	0	0
8:04		Shot on goal by Torey Krug saved by Pavel Francouz	0	0
8:05		Stoppage - Puck in Netting	0	0
8:05		J.T. Compher won faceoff against Brayden Schenn in defensive zone	0	0
8:35		Penalty to Devon Toews 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass	0	0
8:35		J.T. Compher won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone	0	0
8:59		Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by J.T. Compher	0	0
9:08		Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Erik Johnson	0	0
10:01		Takeaway by Cale Makar in defensive zone	0	0
10:05		Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Jordan Binnington	0	0
10:14		Cale Makar credited with hit on Robert Thomas in defensive zone	0	0
10:21		Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Cale Makar	0	0
10:22		Stoppage - Puck in Netting	0	0
10:22		Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone	0	0
10:33		Stoppage - Puck in Benches	0	0
10:33		Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone	0	0
10:41		Shot missed by Brandon Saad	0	0
11:41		Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen in neutral zone	0	0
11:49		Tyler Pitlick credited with hit on Devon Toews in offensive zone	0	0
11:57		Noel Acciari credited with hit on Brad Hunt in neutral zone	0	0
12:00		Shot on goal by Brad Hunt saved by Jordan Binnington	0	0
12:00		Stoppage - Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center	0	0
12:00		Noel Acciari won faceoff against Ben Meyers in defensive zone	0	0
12:25		Shot on goal by Torey Krug saved by Pavel Francouz	0	0
12:26		William Bitten credited with hit on Samuel Girard in offensive zone	0	0
12:30		Nathan Walker credited with hit on Ben Meyers in offensive zone	0	0
12:35		William Bitten credited with hit on Alex Newhook in offensive zone	0	0
12:55		Shot on goal by Andrew Cogliano saved by Jordan Binnington	0	0
12:57		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
12:57		Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone	0	0
13:02		Takeaway by Nick Leddy in defensive zone	0	0
13:22		Takeaway by Valeri Nichushkin in neutral zone	0	0
13:26		Colton Parayko credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in defensive zone	0	0
13:46		Shot on goal by Jordan Kyrou saved by Pavel Francouz	0	0
13:49		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
13:49		J.T. Compher won faceoff against Robert Thomas in defensive zone	0	0
14:28		Penalty to Robert Thomas 2 minutes for Holding Samuel Girard	0	0
14:28		Stoppage - TV timeout	0	0
14:28		J.T. Compher won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone	0	0
14:47		Shot on goal by J.T. Compher saved by Jordan Binnington	0	0
15:16		Giveaway by Cale Makar in offensive zone	0	0
15:47		Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Jordan Binnington	0	0
16:20		Shot missed by Charles Hudon	0	0
16:21		Stoppage - Puck Frozen	0	0
16:21		Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Alex Newhook in defensive zone	0	0
16:44		Shot missed by Alex Newhook	0	0
16:53		Shot on goal by Charles Hudon saved by Jordan Binnington	0	0
16:56		Shot on goal by Jean-Luc Foudy saved by Jordan Binnington	0	0
17:01		Alex Newhook credited with hit on Justin Faulk in offensive zone	0	0
17:08		Charles Hudon credited with hit on Robert Thomas in defensive zone	0	0
17:40		Shot missed by Andreas Englund	0	0
17:55		Shot missed by Brandon Saad	0	0
18:11		Colton Parayko shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen	0	0
18:22		Stoppage - Puck Frozen	0	0
18:22		J.T. Compher won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone	0	0
18:32		Shot on goal by Colton Parayko saved by Pavel Francouz	0	0
18:37		Shot missed by Brayden Schenn	0	0
18:47		Shot on goal by Brayden Schenn saved by Pavel Francouz	0	0
19:19		Andrew Cogliano credited with hit on Nathan Walker in neutral zone	0	0
19:31		Ben Meyers shot blocked by Torey Krug	0	0
19:32		Shot on goal by Erik Johnson saved by Jordan Binnington	0	0
19:39		Stoppage - Offside	0	0
19:39		Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone	0	0
19:53		Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin	0	0
20:00		End of 1st period	0	0

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Blues
3
Avalanche
2

Game 1

15/11

Avalanche
3
Blues
2

Game 2

11/12

Blues
2
Avalanche
4

Game 3

28/1

Avalanche
4
Blues
1

Game 4

18/2

Enterprise Center

8:00 PM, 11 December 2022

Saint Louis, MO

Attendance: 18,096

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Furman South

Linesmen:
Michel Cormier
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	52	21	9	113
Winnipeg	52	24	6	110
Colorado	50	25	7	107
Nashville	47	30	5	99
St. Louis	43	33	6	92
Minnesota	39	33	10	87
Arizona	36	41	5	77
Chicago	23	53	6	52

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