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St. Louis Blues 1, Colorado Avalanche 6 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: St. Louis Blues 1, Colorado Avalanche 6. Shots on goal: STL 13, COL 43. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 STL 0-4 COL; P2 STL 0-1 COL; P3 STL 1-1 COL.

Scoring plays: P1 01:00 Valeri Nichushkin (assists: Artturi Lehkonen, Brock Nelson) to make it STL 0-1 COL; P1 03:13 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Josh Manson, Devon Toews) to make it STL 0-2 COL; P1 03:26 Valeri Nichushkin (assists: Josh Manson, Brent Burns) to make it STL 0-3 COL; P1 04:39 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Martin Necas, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it STL 0-4 COL; P2 09:41 Brock Nelson (assists: Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon) to make it STL 0-5 COL; P3 14:32 Dalibor Dvorsky (assists: Matthew Kessel) to make it STL 1-5 COL; P3 16:06 Valeri Nichushkin (assists: Sam Malinski, Nathan MacKinnon) to make it STL 1-6 COL. Top skaters: Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 2 G, 2 A; Valeri Nichushkin (COL) 3 G, 0 A; Brock Nelson (COL) 1 G, 1 A; Josh Manson (COL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Jordan Binnington (STL) 37 saves on 43, decision L; Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 12 saves on 13, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 7 SOG · 17:12 TOI
Goals · COL
Valeri Nichushkin
3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 6 SOG · 17:05 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Mackenzie Blackwood
12 saves on 13 shots (.923) · W
Season highs
Valeri Nichushkin · Season-high 3 pointsValeri Nichushkin · Season-high 3 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

STL 0 largest lead Never led
COL 5 largest lead P2 9:41 (STL 0, COL 5) · 5-0 run, P1 1:00–P2 9:41
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:00 Valeri Nichushkin (Artturi Lehkonen, Brock Nelson) COL · wrist shot · STL 0, COL 1
  • P1 3:13 Nathan MacKinnon (Josh Manson, Devon Toews) COL · wrist shot · STL 0, COL 2
  • P1 3:26 Valeri Nichushkin (Josh Manson, Brent Burns) COL · snap shot · STL 0, COL 3
  • P1 4:39 Nathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Gabriel Landeskog) COL · slap shot · STL 0, COL 4
  • P2 9:41 Brock Nelson (Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon) COL · Power play · slap shot · STL 0, COL 5
  • P3 14:32 Dalibor Dvorsky (Matthew Kessel) STL · snap shot · STL 1, COL 5
  • P3 16:06 Valeri Nichushkin (Sam Malinski, Nathan MacKinnon) COL · wrist shot · STL 1, COL 6

Linescore

123 T
STL 001 1
COL 411 6

Shots on goal: STL 13, COL 43

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 4 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

STLCOL
13Shots on goal43
45Shot attempts62
30Faceoff wins35
22Hits6
24Blocked shots7
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways5
20Giveaways12
6Penalty minutes6
86.0%Save %92.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
STL43613
COL2014943

🎯 Shot Map

St. Louis Blues1 G · 21 attempts
Tyler Tucker: missed the netJimmy Snuggerud: saved (snap)Otto Stenberg: saved (snap)Robert Thomas: missed the netPavel Buchnevich: missed the netMatthew Kessel: saved (wrist)Tyler Tucker: saved (snap)Jonatan Berggren: missed the netPhilip Broberg: missed the netJustin Faulk: saved (backhand)Jordan Kyrou: saved (snap)Otto Stenberg: saved (backhand)Colton Parayko: missed the netJordan Kyrou: saved (poke)Brayden Schenn: saved (tip-in)Cam Fowler: saved (snap)Colton Parayko: saved (snap)Matthew Kessel: missed the netDalibor Dvorsky: goal (snap)Dalibor Dvorsky: saved (snap)Otto Stenberg: missed the net
  • 1Goals5% of attempts
  • 12Saved57% of attempts
  • 8Missed the net38% of attempts
Colorado Avalanche6 G · 55 attempts
Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: goal (wrist)Parker Kelly: saved (tip-in)Zakhar Bardakov: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: goal (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (slap)Josh Manson: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (slap)Samuel Girard: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: missed the netSamuel Girard: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: missed the netZakhar Bardakov: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (slap)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (slap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: goal (slap)Sam Malinski: saved (slap)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Josh Manson: saved (snap)Brent Burns: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (wrist)Jack Drury: missed the netDevon Toews: saved (slap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (slap)Jack Drury: missed the netParker Kelly: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netJosh Manson: missed the netDevon Toews: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: goal (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (tip-in)
  • 6Goals11% of attempts
  • 37Saved67% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net22% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

STL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Dalibor Dvorsky R 101+122015:49
Matthew Kessel D 011012316:03
Philip Broberg D 000-300122:09
Justin Faulk D 000-110221:53
Colton Parayko D 000-312220:18
Cam Fowler D 000-110119:29
Robert Thomas C 000-200217:56
Pavel Buchnevich L 000-100216:47
Tyler Tucker D 000011115:57
Jimmy Snuggerud R 000-310315:30
Brayden Schenn C 000-214015:22
Oskar Sundqvist C 000-101014:41
Jonatan Berggren R 000001014:21
Jordan Kyrou R 000020014:09
Alexey Toropchenko R 000-104014:00
Jake Neighbours L 000-301313:51
Otto Stenberg C 000+122313:33
Robby Fabbri C 000-102113:08
STL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jordan Binnington L 374386.0659:39
COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nathan MacKinnon C 224+370017:12
Valeri Nichushkin R 303+361117:05
Brock Nelson C 112+210016:48
Josh Manson D 022+230117:59
Cale Makar D 011+120020:59
Sam Malinski D 011+131119:47
Devon Toews D 011+240019:33
Brent Burns D 011+130018:06
Martin Necas C 011+250017:11
Artturi Lehkonen L 011+301014:44
Gabriel Landeskog L 011+201014:08
Samuel Girard D 000+120120:26
Parker Kelly C 000030216:39
Jack Drury C 000-100013:58
Zakhar Bardakov C 000021113:27
Ross Colton C 000-121012:54
Gavin Brindley C 000000011:50
Victor Olofsson L 000-100011:39
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood W 121392.3159:35

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series STL 0 – 1 COL
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St. Louis Blues 15-18-8 L2 L10 4-5-1 Next game recap: vs VGK · Fri, Jan 2
Colorado Avalanche 30-2-7 W9 L10 9-0-1 Next game recap: @ CAR · Sat, Jan 3

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