St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche – NHL Preview, Tips and Odds

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St. Louis Blues

Final

3:6

Colorado Avalanche

Highlights and Stats

St. Louis Blues welcome the Colorado Avalanche to Enterprise Center on Monday for the 3rd match-up of their Western Conference playoff series scheduled for 09:30 PM EDT. The Avalance are now leading 2-1, after securing the victory in the latest clash between the teams.

St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 05-21-2022

Team	P1	P2	P3	Final
St. Louis Blues	1	1	0	2
Colorado Avalanche	1	2	2	5

The two organizations met on the ice on 05/21 and the encounter ended in a 5-2 away win for Colorado Avalanche. Artturi Lehkonen had a leading role for the Avalanche and finished the game with 2 points for 14:33 of play time. He made 5 shots on the enemy goal and converted 2 of those. It was Ryan O’Reilly who played best for the Louis Blues, as he spent 22:33 skating and ended scoring 1 time and providing 1 assist. Colorado’s goalie Darcy Kuemper faced 31 shots and managed to save 29 of those. His counterpart Ville Husso was challenged with 23 attempts towards his goal and 4 of those made it through to the back of his net. Colorado Avalanche are boasting a better H2H balance across the last five matches against St. Louis Blues, registering 4 victories, while losing 1 time.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

St. Louis Blues Form

*Last 10 St. Louis Blues Games - 5:4:1

05-21-2022	05-19-2022	05-17-2022	05-12-2022	05-10-2022	05-08-2022	05-06-2022	05-04-2022	05-02-2022	04-29-2022
2:5vs Colorado Avalanche	1:4@ Colorado Avalanche	3:2@ Colorado Avalanche	5:1vs Minnesota Wild	2:5@ Minnesota Wild	5:2vs Minnesota Wild	1:5vs Minnesota Wild	6:2@ Minnesota Wild	0:4@ Minnesota Wild	4:7vs Vegas Golden Knights

St. Louis Blues were outplayed and lost with the score of 2-5 on home ice when facing Colorado Avalanche on 05/21. Ryan O’Reilly was the team’s best player on the floor scoring 2 points. He spent 22 minutes and 3 seconds on the ice and tested the opposition’s goalkeeper with 3 shots. 1 of those made it through to the back of the net and he also laid 1 assist. The team’s netminder Ville Husso’s exploits also need to be mentioned as he deflected 19 of the 23 shots sent towards his net, but the 4 he let in proved decisive and his Blues eventually lost. St. Louis are 5-4-1 when it comes to the latest 10 games and have lost 1 in a row. The Blues franchise went through the regular NHL season boosting a 26-10-5 balance, when performing on home ice. Game 5 of the series with the Avalanche is scheduled to take place at Ball Arena on 05/25.

St. Louis Blues Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Ville Husso

  Games Played:40

  Saves Percentage:0.919

  Shutouts:4
• Top Skater

  Vladimir Tarasenko

  Games Played:75

  Goals:34

  Assists:48

St. Louis Blues Missing Players

NONE

Colorado Avalanche Form

*Last 10 Colorado Avalanche Games - 7:2:1

05-21-2022	05-19-2022	05-17-2022	05-09-2022	05-07-2022	05-05-2022	05-03-2022	04-29-2022	04-28-2022	04-26-2022
2:5@ St. Louis Blues	1:4vs St. Louis Blues	3:2vs St. Louis Blues	3:5@ Nashville Predators	3:7@ Nashville Predators	2:1vs Nashville Predators	7:2vs Nashville Predators	4:1@ Minnesota Wild	4:5vs Nashville Predators	5:3vs St. Louis Blues

The Avalanche visited the St. Louis Blues in their latest clash on 05/21. It ended in a 2-5 triumph for them. Artturi Lehkonen was best among the Colorado roster, ending the match with 2 points. He managed to score 2 of his total 5 shots on target for 14:33 time on the ice. Goalie Darcy Kuemper was another key figure for the team, as he ended the clash with a 0.935 save percentage. The team won 7 of its last 10 matches, lost 2 during regular time and was defeated once in OT or shootouts. The team’s away record for the regular campaign was 24-14-3. The team will be on the ice again on Wednesday, May 25th when the Avalanche are scheduled to play against the St. Louis Blues at their own arena.

Colorado Avalanche Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Darcy Kuemper

  Games Played:7

  Saves Percentage:0.917

  Shutouts:0
• Top Skater

  Cale Makar

  Games Played:8

  Goals:3

  Assists:9

Colorado Avalanche Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
St. Louis Blues	1	2	0	3
Colorado Avalanche	0	4	2	6

St. Louis BluesColorado Avalanche

• Score

  3

  6

• PP Opportunities

  4

  3

• PP Goals

  2

  0

• Faceoffs Won

  0

  0

• Giveaways

  0

  0

• Hits

  0

  0

• Penalty Minutes

  0

  0

• Shots

  0

  0

• Takeaways

  0

  0

Play-by-Play

St. Louis BluesvsColorado Avalanche

• 1`05:07
  David PerronPavel Buchnevich

  1-0
• 1`12:29
  David Perron2 minutes for Cross Checking Cale Makar

  -
• 1`12:29
  -

  Cale Makar2 minutes for Cross Checking David Perron
• 2`02:44
  1-1

  Jack JohnsonBowen Byram, Alex Newhook
• 2`04:07
  1-2

  Nazem KadriValeri Nichushkin
• 2`04:26
  1-3

  Devon Toews
• 2`05:30
  Pavel Buchnevich2 minutes for Roughing Nazem Kadri

  -
• 2`05:30
  David Perron2 minutes for Cross Checking Nazem Kadri

  -
• 2`07:37
  1-4

  Nazem KadriBowen Byram, Cale Makar
• 2`15:39
  -

  Darren Helm2 minutes for Hooking Pavel Buchnevich
• 2`17:02
  David PerronScott Perunovich, Brayden Schenn

  2-4
• 2`17:53
  -

  Jack Johnson2 minutes for Interference Brandon Saad
• 2`19:27
  Pavel BuchnevichBrandon Saad, Jordan Kyrou

  3-4
• 3`09:38
  3-5

  Nazem KadriValeri Nichushkin
• 3`11:27
  -

  Artturi Lehkonen2 minutes for Slashing Nick Leddy
• 3`19:58
  3-6

  Mikko RantanenNazem Kadri

Players Stats

St. Louis Blues

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
David Perron	LW	2	0	-1	4	2	1	1	1	1	0.00	23:10	03:42	00:00
Pavel Buchnevich	LW	1	1	-1	2	2	2	0	0	3	0.00	21:50	01:13	00:00
Brayden Schenn	C	0	1	-3	0	2	1	2	2	1	63.60	18:36	03:42	00:00
Brandon Saad	LW	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.00	15:34	01:11	00:00
Scott Perunovich	D	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	12:23	03:42	00:00
Jordan Kyrou	C	0	1	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	15:54	01:13	00:00
Ivan Barbashev	C	0	0	-2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.00	11:32	00:00	00:00
Vladimir Tarasenko	RW	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0	1	0.00	19:49	03:42	00:00
Niko Mikkola	D	0	0	-2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0.00	11:59	00:00	00:49
Colton Parayko	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	0.00	23:03	00:02	01:00
Calle Rosen	D	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.00	12:51	00:00	00:00
Justin Faulk	D	0	0	-3	0	2	3	2	0	0	0.00	24:10	01:15	01:00
Nick Leddy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	20:52	00:02	01:11
Tyler Bozak	C	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	57.10	05:49	00:00	00:22
Robert Thomas	C	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	2	2	46.20	19:31	01:15	00:00
Ryan O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	56.00	25:33	03:46	01:38
Robert Bortuzzo	D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	07:30	00:00	00:00
Alexei Toropchenko	RW	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	07:22	00:00	00:00

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Ville Husso	GK	36	31	0.861	0	56:32

Colorado Avalanche

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Nazem Kadri	C	3	1	4	0	3	2	0	0	1	37.50	15:06	00:20	01:00
Erik Johnson	D	1	0	1	2	4	3	2	0	1	0.00	17:17	00:00	01:22
Mikko Rantanen	RW	1	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	2	0.00	20:12	01:44	00:00
Devon Toews	D	1	0	2	0	2	1	1	1	0	0.00	25:32	00:00	03:09
Bowen Byram	D	0	2	2	0	3	1	0	1	0	0.00	15:53	00:20	00:00
Valeri Nichushkin	RW	0	2	3	0	2	2	1	0	2	0.00	18:22	00:18	01:50
Alex Newhook	C	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	66.70	08:07	00:16	00:00
Cale Makar	D	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	0.00	26:39	02:00	03:17
Jack Johnson	D	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	15:07	00:00	00:28
Andrew Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.00	10:13	00:00	03:05
Gabriel Landeskog	LW	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	27.30	22:31	01:40	00:13
Josh Manson	D	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.00	18:04	00:00	01:40
Nathan MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	1	63.60	22:26	01:40	00:00
J.T. Compher	LW	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	57.10	10:57	01:42	00:02
Artturi Lehkonen	LW	0	0	1	2	3	3	0	0	1	0.00	18:04	00:00	00:51
Nicolas AubeKubel	RW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	07:34	00:00	00:00
Logan O'Connor	RW	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0.00	09:16	00:00	00:36
Darren Helm	C	0	0	1	2	2	5	1	0	0	37.50	11:43	00:00	02:15

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Darcy Kuemper	GK	20	17	0.850	0	60:00