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Avalanche Seek Ninth Straight as Blues Visit to Close 2025

Mackenzie Blackwood starts opposite Jordan Binnington in Denver.

Overview

  • Colorado enters 29-2-7 with eight straight wins, points in 28 of 29, and a 16-0-2 home mark that includes 14 consecutive victories.
  • St. Louis arrives 15-17-8 in a matchup that pits the NHL’s best goal differential (+66) and fewest goals allowed (87) against the league’s worst differential (-37) and 137 goals conceded.
  • Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL with 32 goals and sits one shy of 400 for his career.
  • Colorado’s power play is converting 15.5% of its chances and has produced two goals while allowing two short-handed in the past five games, a concern noted by coach Jared Bednar.
  • Team Canada named Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews and St. Louis’ Jordan Binnington and Colton Parayko to its Olympic roster.