The Blues vs Avalanche score ended 6-1 in Colorado’s favor at Ball Arena on Saturday. Martin Necas scored twice and added an assist, and Nathan MacKinnon had three assists as the Avalanche improved to 2-0-0.
St. Louis (1-1-0) was playing the second game of a back-to-back. The Blues had beaten Dallas 4-0 on Friday, as our recap of that opener covered.
How the Blues vs Avalanche score got out of hand
Cale Makar opened the scoring at 4:09 of the first period, with MacKinnon setting him up. Necas made it 2-0 at 13:12, again with an assist from MacKinnon.
The second period decided it. Colorado scored four times, with goals from Josh Manson, Artturi Lehkonen and Nicolas Roy before Necas finished the burst. Roy scored at 18:02, and Necas scored again just 23 seconds later at 18:25, with Gabriel Landeskog setting him up.
That left Colorado ahead 6-0 heading to the third period.
Goaltending and the lone Blues goal
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 of 26 shots for the Avalanche. Dalibor Dvorsky ended the shutout bid at 2:34 of the third period for St. Louis.
Jordan Binnington made 30 saves for the Blues, according to the Associated Press game story. Colorado outshot St. Louis 36-26.
What the 6-1 result means for Colorado
The Avalanche have scored 14 goals through two games. According to NHL.com, that ties a franchise mark set by the 1992-93 Quebec Nordiques.
The Blues, meanwhile, split their opening back-to-back. For more on how St. Louis got here, see our Blues vs Avalanche preview and our look at the Toropchenko injury that followed the win in Dallas.
Read the official NHL.com game recap and the Blues’ game preview for the full scoring summary.
