ST. LOUIS — With a 6-1 victory Thursday at Scottrade Center, the Blues extended their points streak to 12 games (9-0-3) over the Avs, who have lost 13 of their last 15 games in this building. Game story looks at Gabe Landeskog’s fight with Brayden Schenn off the opening faceoff.
THREE STARS
- Brayden Schenn. Had two goals and a fight for the Blues.
- Carter Hutton. St. Louis goalie (24 saves) was terrific early in the game before his team began to dominate.
- Alex Pietrangelo. Blues defenseman and captain had a goal and was plus-2 in 24:21.
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
Avs defenseman put a shot off the crossbar early in the second period before the roof caved in on his team.
NEXT UP
At Carolina, Saturday 6 p.m. MT
FIVE TAKEAWAYS
The point. Colorado amassed one point from its lineup — an unassisted goal by fourth-line winger Gabriel Bourque. The Blues combined for 17 points, with defenseman Vince Dunn coming out with a team-high three (three assists). … The Avs were 0-of-5 on the power play.
The hit. Avs defenseman stepped up and demolished Blues center Paul Stastny with a clean hit just inside the Colorado blue line early in the second period. A scrum ensued and the Blues took the only penalty to put the Avs on the power play. Hits like that create the desired result and Zadorov is getting really good at that.
This team, this building. The Avs just can’t get it done against the Blues — in Denver or at St. Louis. There’s really not a rivalry here because it’s so one-sided.
Shot-less. , , , and failed to produce a shot.
Poor draws, Part IIV. St. Louis went 40-23 in faceoffs, dropping the Avalanche to 44.2 percent on the season — still the worst in the NHL, by far.
