Overview
- Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, including his 400th career goal, and finished with four points to lead Colorado’s ninth straight victory.
- Valeri Nichushkin completed his second NHL hat trick, capping a night that featured four Avalanche goals in the opening 4:39.
- Colorado outshot St. Louis 43-13, including a 20-4 first period, in a game that produced the franchise’s fastest four-goal start and the NHL’s third-fastest.
- Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 12 shots for the Avalanche, with his shutout bid spoiled late by Dalibor Dvorsky.
- Jordan Binnington, named to Team Canada earlier in the day, surrendered six goals on 43 shots for the Blues as Brock Nelson added a power-play tally and his 300th career assist.