GDT: Avalanche vs Bles Saturday 03/29/25 @2:30 PM MNT (Emergency GDT) They're hot, we're hot, everybody's hot. But we're also snow.

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Blues projected lineup

Jake Neighbours -- Robert Thomas -- Pavel Buchnevich

Dylan Holloway -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou

Zack Bolduc -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Mathieu Joseph

Alexey Toropchenko -- Radek Faksa -- Nathan Walker

Cam Fowler -- Nick Leddy

Philip Broberg -- Justin Faulk

Ryan Suter -- Tyler Tucker

Jordan Binnington

Joel Hofer

Scratched: Matthew Kessel, Dalibor Dvorsky, Alexandre Texier

Injured: Colton Parayko (knee)

Avalanche projected lineup

Jonathan Drouin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin

Artturi Lehkonen -- Brock Nelson -- Martin Necas

Miles Wood -- Charlie Coyle -- Ross Colton

Parker Kelly -- Jack Drury -- Logan O’Connor

Devon Toews -- Cale Makar

Ryan Lindgren -- Sam Malinski

Samuel Girard -- Keaton Middleton

Mackenzie Blackwood

Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Jimmy Vesey, Jacob MacDonald

Tonight's game jam:
Duran Duran - Hungry like the Wolf (Official Music Video)
 
Stop being a bunch of p***yes.

The Blues are on a 8 game winning streak, But:

3 of those games have been against the Preds who have been eliminated from playoff contention.
1 was against Shitcago
1 against the Ducks
1 against the Canadians (outside of a playoff spot)
1 against the Canucks (outside of a playoff spot)
1 against the Wild

They beat 1 so-so team, in the Wild, who are still missing their top guy.


f*** these clowns.
 

A Battle with the Blues​

Colorado Hosts St. Louis in Divisional Duel

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St. Louis Blues (38-29-7) @ Colorado Avalanche (45-25-3)

2:30 p.m. MT | Ball Arena | Watch: Altitude, Altitude+ | Listen: Altitude Sports Radio (92.5 FM)

The Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues at Ball Arena for a Central Division showdown. This is the third of four meetings between the teams this season, as the Avs won 5-0 in Denver on January 31st while the Blues won 3-1 on February 23rd in St. Louis.

Latest Result (COL): LAK 0, COL 4

Latest Result (STL): STL 3, NSH 2

Conquered the Kings

The Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 at Ball Arena on Thursday to extend their home win streak to 11 games. Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves in his fourth shutout of the season and third with Colorado while Martin Necas scored twice. Jonathan Drouin and Logan O’Connor each scored for the Avs and Cale Makar added two assists. O’Connor opened the scoring at 5:25 of the second period with his ninth goal of the season and 100th-career point via a shot from the slot set up by Makar. Necas doubled Colorado’s lead at 6:57 of the second period with his 25th goal of the season via a backhand shot from the right doorstep. With the Avs on the power play at 15:29 of the middle frame, Necas scored his second goal of the game and 26th of the season via a left-circle one-timer. The Avs scored their second power-play tally of the game at 4:56 of the third period courtesy of Drouin’s right-circle one-timer set up by Nathan MacKinnon’s feed. On that goal, MacKinnon extended his home point streak to 23 games, which is the longest this season. Additionally, Necas’ secondary helper on Drouin’s tally was the 200th assist of his career.

Leading the Way

Nate the Great

MacKinnon leads the NHL in points (108) and assists (79).

All Hail Cale

Makar leads NHL defensemen in points (84), goals (27) and assists (57). Among all NHL skaters, he’s seventh in assists and tied for ninth in points.

A Marty Party

Necas is tied for eighth in the NHL in assists (54).

History

In 121 previous regular-season games against the Blues, the Avalanche are 63-45-13. The teams played in three playoff series, with the Avs winning each of them. In the 2001 Western Conference Final, the Avs won in six games and went on to win the Stanley Cup. In the 2021 First Round, the Avalanche won in four games, and in the 2022 Second Round, the Avs won in six games on their way to winning the Stanley Cup.

Two Points in Tennessee

The Blues defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. In the first period, the Predators took a 2-0 lead after Fedor Svechkov scored at 2:48 and Brady Skjei added a power-play goal at 10:16. Dylan Holloway put the Blues on the board at 10:35 of the second period. In the third period, Cam Fowler tied the game for St. Louis at 11:57 and Holloway gave the Blues a 3-2 lead at 12:19. St. Louis’ win marked their eighth-consecutive victory.

Scoring Against St. Louis

MacKinnon has posted 51 points (17g/34a) in 48 regular-season games against the Blues, in addition to 17 points (9g/8a) in 11 playoff games.

In 24 regular-season games against St. Louis, Makar has registered 27 points (6g/21a) as well as six points (1g/5a) in 11 playoff games.

Necas has posted nine points (5g/4a) in nine games, all in the regular season, against St. Louis.

St. Louis’ Scorers

Robert Thomas leads the Blues in points (66) and assists (47) while being tied for third in goals (19).

Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues in goals (31) while being tied for second in points (62) and tied for fourth in assists (31).

Holloway is second on the Blues in goals (26) and assists (36) while being tied for second in points (62).

A Numbers Game

12

Drouin has posted 12 points (4g/8a) in his last 11 games.

65

MacKinnon leads the league in points at home games with 65 (20g/45a) in 37 contests at Ball Arena, 13 points ahead of Nikita Kucherov, who is in second place with 52.

2.00

The Avalanche are allowing 2.00 goals per game since February 1st, which is the best in the NHL during that span.

Quote That Left a Mark

"I'm very fortunate to be best buddies with Cale. Especially being from Calgary [and having] that connection as well. Anytime you're on the ice with him, good things are gonna happen if you put the puck in his hands. He made a great escape move up top and then his deceptive play downhill there. So it's definitely awesome to have him assist on that one."

-- Logan O’Connor on Cale Makar assisting on the goal that marked his 100th-career point
 
Feels like a bigger game than it actually is because of how well the teams have been playing. Blues are red hot and have way more on the line than the Avs do. Seems unlikely the Avs pass the Stars or get passed by the wild. Priority today is no injuries.
 
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