St. Louis hosts Colorado after shutout win

Posted October 27, 2021 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Colorado Avalanche (2-4-0, seventh in the Central) vs. St. Louis Blues (5-0-0, first in the Central)

St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blues +113, Avalanche -138; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit St. Louis after the Blues shut out Los Angeles 3-0. Ville Husso earned the victory in the net for St. Louis after recording 34 saves.

St. Louis went 27-20-9 overall with a 12-11-5 record at home a season ago. The Blues averaged 29.0 shots per game last season on the way to scoring 3.0 goals per game.

Colorado finished 39-13-4 overall during the 2020-21 season while going 17-9-2 on the road. The Avalanche recorded 354 assists on 197 total goals last season.

In their last meeting on Oct. 16, St. Louis won 5-3. David Perron totaled two goals for the Blues.

INJURIES: Blues: Brandon Saad: day to day (health protocols).

Avalanche: Samuel Girard: day to day (undisclosed).

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

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