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2021-22 regular season

Blues at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–1

Avalanche beat Blues 5–3 at Ball Arena on April 26, 2022.

STL – COL
32–34
Shots on goal
1/4–0/3
Power play
25–29
Hits
19–19
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎵 STL
Ryan O'Reilly
2 G, 1 A
7 shots · 19:47 TOI
2nd star 🎵 STL
Jordan Kyrou
3 A
2 shots · 21:48 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Valeri Nichushkin
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:36 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
2nd period
🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin Go-ahead 2nd · 02:38
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon · beat Jordan Binnington
0–1
🏔️ Erik Johnson 2nd · 04:49
Assists: J.T. Compher, Alex Newhook · beat Jordan Binnington
0–2
🏔️ Josh Manson 2nd · 08:03
Assists: Alex Newhook, Samuel Girard · beat Jordan Binnington
0–3
🎵 Brandon Saad PP 2nd · 13:01
Assists: Jordan Kyrou, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–3
3rd period
🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen 3rd · 00:09
Assists: Valeri Nichushkin · beat Jordan Binnington
1–4
🎵 Ryan O'Reilly 3rd · 15:45
Assists: Jordan Kyrou, Torey Krug · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–4
🎵 Ryan O'Reilly 3rd · 16:49
Assists: Pavel Buchnevich, Jordan Kyrou · beat Darcy Kuemper
3–4
🏔️ Nazem Kadri Empty net 3rd · 19:13
Assists: J.T. Compher
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎵Blues
L1 Buchnevich · Thomas · Kyrou 23:31
L2 Saad · O'Reilly · Tarasenko 19:47
L3 Walker · Barbashev · Bozak 13:28
L4 Brown · Toropchenko 9:30
D1 Faulk · Parayko 22:50
D2 Leddy · Krug 18:04
D3 Scandella · Rosen 11:05
D4 Mikkola 8:31
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Burakovsky · MacKinnon · Nichushkin 19:36
L2 Compher · Lehkonen · Kadri 15:32
L3 Cogliano · Helm · Aube-Kubel 11:57
L4 Newhook · Sturm · O'Connor 10:37
D1 Makar · Toews 24:09
D2 Manson · Girard 19:11
D3 Johnson · Byram 15:56

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL COL🏔️
32 Shots on goal 34
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
25 Hits 29
19 Blocked shots 19
8 Takeaways 6
8 Giveaways 3
6 Penalty minutes 8
STL shooting 9.4% (3/32) COL shooting 14.7% (5/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Jordan Binnington
29/33
.879 SV% · 4 GA · 56:32 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Darcy Kuemper
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Valeri Nichushkin · 2nd 02:38 · 0–1 Erik Johnson · 2nd 04:49 · 0–2 Josh Manson · 2nd 08:03 · 0–3 Brandon Saad · 2nd 13:01 · 1–3 Artturi Lehkonen · 3rd 00:09 · 1–4 Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 15:45 · 2–4 Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 16:49 · 3–4 Nazem Kadri · 3rd 19:13 · 3–5
STL COL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blues
Blues — tied after 1st: 20-9-3 (62% win rate, 32 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 19-7-5 (61% win rate, 31 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Blues
Blues — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4-2 (0% win rate, 6 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 11-0 (100% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 2–1
Oct 282021 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 4–3 Oct 162021 🎵STL @ 🏔️COL 5–3 May 232021 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 5–2 May 212021 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 5–1 May 192021 🎵STL @ 🏔️COL 3–6
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Who won Blues vs Avalanche on April 26, 2022?

Avalanche won 5–3. The final score was Blues 3, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Blues?

Ryan O'Reilly (2), Brandon Saad.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Artturi Lehkonen, Erik Johnson, Josh Manson, Nazem Kadri, Valeri Nichushkin.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Jordan Binnington made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Blues vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎵 Blues
BeforeApr 24 🎵STL @ 🦆ANA 6–3 AfterApr 29 🎰VGK @ 🎵STL 7–4
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeApr 24 🏔️COL @ ✈️WPG 1–4 AfterApr 28 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 5–4
Also on April 26
🐙DET 0–3 🍁TOR 🧥CBJ 1–4 ⚡TBL 🌪️CAR 4–3 🗽NYR 🛢️EDM 5–1 🐧PIT 🏝️NYI 4–1 🦅WSH 🐆FLA 2–4 🐻BOS 😈NJD 4–5 🏛️OTT 🌵ARI 5–3 🌲MIN
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