Colorado Avalanche (43-20-5, second in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (36-29-3, fifth in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the St. Louis Blues after Sean Walker scored two goals in the Avalanche's 3-2 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers.
St. Louis is 36-29-3 overall with a 9-11-1 record against the Central Division. The Blues have gone 28-3-1 when scoring at least three goals.
Colorado has a 12-6-2 record in Central Division play and a 43-20-5 record overall. The Avalanche have scored 252 total goals (3.7 per game) to rank first in the league.
The teams square off Tuesday for the fourth time this season. The Avalanche won the last matchup 2-1. Walker scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Robert Thomas has scored 23 goals with 50 assists for the Blues. Alexey Toropchenko has four goals over the past 10 games.
Nathan MacKinnon has scored 42 goals with 74 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has five goals and 13 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 6-3-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.3 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Avalanche: 8-2-0, averaging 4.1 goals, 7.4 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: None listed.
Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog: out for season (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin), Logan O'Connor: out for season (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
