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Colorado Avalanche 3, St. Louis Blues 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 3, St. Louis Blues 1. Shots on goal: COL 37, STL 19. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 2-0 STL; P2 COL 1-1 STL; P3 COL 0-0 STL.

Scoring plays: P1 16:11 Valeri Nichushkin (assists: Devon Toews, Sam Malinski) to make it COL 1-0 STL; P1 19:32 Martin Necas (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Artturi Lehkonen) to make it COL 2-0 STL; P2 01:40 Valeri Nichushkin (assists: Brock Nelson) to make it COL 3-0 STL; P2 15:38 Robert Thomas (assists: Theo Lindstein, Jimmy Snuggerud) to make it COL 3-1 STL. Top skaters: Valeri Nichushkin (COL) 2 G, 0 A; Robert Thomas (STL) 1 G, 0 A; Martin Necas (COL) 1 G, 0 A; Brock Nelson (COL) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 18 saves on 19, decision W; Joel Hofer (STL) 34 saves on 37, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Valeri Nichushkin
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 15:45 TOI
Goals · COL
Martin Necas
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 21:21 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Scott Wedgewood
18 saves on 19 shots (.947) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

COL 3 largest lead P2 1:40 (COL 3, STL 0) · 3-0 run, P1 16:11–P2 1:40
STL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 16:11 Valeri Nichushkin (Devon Toews, Sam Malinski) COL · tip-in shot · COL 1, STL 0
  • P1 19:32 Martin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon, Artturi Lehkonen) COL · wrist shot · COL 2, STL 0
  • P2 1:40 Valeri Nichushkin (Brock Nelson) COL · Shorthanded · between-legs shot · COL 3, STL 0
  • P2 15:38 Robert Thomas (Theo Lindstein, Jimmy Snuggerud) STL · wrist shot · COL 3, STL 1

Linescore

123 T
COL 210 3
STL 010 1

Shots on goal: COL 37, STL 19

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

COLSTL
37Shots on goal19
74Shot attempts50
30Faceoff wins25
11Hits22
16Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals0
2Takeaways5
11Giveaways19
6Penalty minutes2
94.7%Save %91.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL1714637
STL271019

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche3 G · 54 attempts
Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: missed the netNazem Kadri: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (slap)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (slap)Brent Burns: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: saved (slap)Devon Toews: missed the netBrett Kulak: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (slap)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (slap)Brent Burns: missed the netDevon Toews: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the netParker Kelly: saved (backhand)Valeri Nichushkin: goal (tip-in)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (snap)Martin Necas: goal (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: goal (between-legs)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (backhand)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (tip-in)Brett Kulak: missed the netJosh Manson: missed the netJack Drury: missed the netBrett Kulak: saved (slap)Nicolas Roy: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (tip-in)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (slap)Nicolas Roy: saved (tip-in)Brock Nelson: saved (slap)Josh Manson: saved (slap)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (tip-in)Devon Toews: saved (slap)Martin Necas: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (slap)Gabriel Landeskog: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (slap)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Nick Blankenburg: saved (slap)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the net
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 34Saved63% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net31% of attempts
St. Louis Blues1 G · 31 attempts
Robert Thomas: missed the netPius Suter: saved (wrist)Jordan Kyrou: saved (wrist)Jake Neighbours: missed the netJordan Kyrou: missed the netJordan Kyrou: missed the netLogan Mailloux: saved (wrist)Logan Mailloux: saved (slap)Jimmy Snuggerud: missed the netDylan Holloway: saved (backhand)Alexey Toropchenko: saved (wrist)Robert Thomas: missed the netJonathan Drouin: saved (wrist)Robert Thomas: goal (wrist)Robert Thomas: missed the netPhilip Broberg: saved (wrist)Jake Neighbours: saved (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: missed the netJimmy Snuggerud: missed the netDylan Holloway: saved (backhand)Philip Broberg: saved (slap)Jimmy Snuggerud: saved (wrist)Jordan Kyrou: saved (wrist)Logan Mailloux: saved (wrist)Jordan Kyrou: missed the netJimmy Snuggerud: saved (snap)Robert Thomas: missed the netPavel Buchnevich: saved (wrist)Philip Broberg: saved (wrist)Jake Neighbours: saved (wrist)Logan Mailloux: missed the net
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 18Saved58% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net39% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Valeri Nichushkin R 202+261215:45
Martin Necas C 101+141121:21
Devon Toews D 011+220223:44
Nathan MacKinnon C 011+103121:08
Artturi Lehkonen L 011+110020:11
Sam Malinski D 011+150119:34
Brock Nelson C 011+220219:13
Brett Kulak D 000030022:40
Josh Manson D 000+131121:15
Brent Burns D 000031019:14
Gabriel Landeskog L 000030015:16
Nick Blankenburg D 000010213:27
Jack Drury C 000-100013:21
Nicolas Roy C 000012011:48
Ross Colton C 000+121010:54
Logan O'Connor R 000-100009:35
Parker Kelly C 000-111109:25
Nazem Kadri C 000000306:09
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 181994.7160:00
STL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Robert Thomas C 101010024:04
Jimmy Snuggerud R 011020021:38
Theo Lindstein D 011001115:59
Philip Broberg D 000-131325:12
Dylan Holloway L 000022124:07
Colton Parayko D 000003320:51
Logan Mailloux D 000-231020:04
Cam Fowler D 000000118:47
Jonatan Berggren R 000-102116:47
Jake Neighbours L 000023016:20
Jonathan Drouin L 000-210115:43
Pavel Buchnevich L 000-112014:53
Jordan Kyrou R 000-221014:35
Tyler Tucker D 000003113:58
Pius Suter C 000010013:16
Dalibor Dvorsky R 000-100009:47
Alexey Toropchenko R 000012208:24
Jack Finley C 000001007:44
STL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joel Hofer L 343791.9355:51

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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