Blues face the Avalanche in Central Division play

Fri, Nov 10, 2023
NHL News (AP)

St. Louis Blues (6-5-1, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (8-4, second in the Central Division)

Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Central Division opponents meet when the Colorado Avalanche play the St. Louis Blues.

Colorado has gone 8-4 overall with a 2-0-0 record against the Central Division. The Avalanche have committed 60 total penalties (5.0 per game) to rank ninth in the league.

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St. Louis has gone 6-5-1 overall with a 1-4-1 record in Central Division games. The Blues have a 4-0-0 record in games they score at least three goals.

The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season. The Avalanche won 4-1 in the last matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cale Makar has three goals and 12 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has six goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

Robert Thomas has six goals and five assists for the Blues. Kasperi Kapanen has two goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 6-4-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.8 penalties and 11.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

Blues: 5-5-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Avalanche: Chris Wagner: out (achilles), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Pavel Francouz: out (groin), Jean-Luc Foudy: out (lower body).

Blues: Anton Malmstrom: out (undisclosed), Josh Jacobs: out (undisclosed).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.