St. Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche

44-32-6, 20-15-6 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blues STL	0	1	1	2
Avalanche COL	1	2	2	5

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

43-30-9, 28-11-2 Home

Avalanche head back to playoffs after 5-2 win over Blues

Nathan MacKinnon scored his first goal in 10 games, Jonathan Bernier stopped 32 shots and the Colorado Avalanche earned the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.

Apr 8, 2018, 06:56 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Blues	0	1	1	2
	Avalanche	1	2	2	5

1st Period			STL	COL
19:14		Samuel Girard (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Blake Comeau (21), Carl Soderberg (20)	0	1

2nd Period		STL	COL
6:11	Tyson Barrie (14) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Mikko Rantanen (55), Gabriel Landeskog (36)	0	2
12:28	Jaden Schwartz (24) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Pietrangelo (39), Brayden Schenn (42)	1	2
16:58	Nathan MacKinnon (39) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Gabriel Landeskog (37)	1	3

3rd Period		STL	COL
16:37	Gabriel Landeskog (25) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (58)	1	4
19:22	Brayden Schenn (28) (Extra Attacker) Assists: Jaden Schwartz (35), Patrik Berglund (9)	2	4
19:51	Matt Nieto (15) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Carl Soderberg (21)	2	5

BLUES

AVALANCHE

Regular Season Series

STL wins 3-2

Blues
4
Avalanche
3

Game 1

20/10

Avalanche
1
Blues
3

Game 2

26/1

Avalanche
1
Blues
6

Game 3

9/2

Avalanche
4
Blues
1

Game 4

16/3

Blues
2
Avalanche
5

Game 5

8/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	27	2	7	61
Dallas	25	7	6	56
Minnesota	22	10	6	50
Utah	18	18	3	39
Nashville	16	16	4	36
St. Louis	14	16	8	36
Winnipeg	15	17	3	33
Chicago	13	17	6	32

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Will Zellers leads U.S. past Germany in world juniors opener

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St. Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche

Stars of the Game

Samuel GirardD - COL

Gabriel LandeskogLW - COL

Jonathan BernierG - COL

Game Information

Avalanche head back to playoffs after 5-2 win over Blues

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

STL wins 3-2

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

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