Blues topple Avs behind David Perron’s 3 points
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[April 27, 2021]
David Perron had a goal and two
assists, and Jordan Binnington had 31 saves to lead the St. Louis
Blues to a 4-1 win over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Monday.
The Blues (21-19-6, 48 points) recorded their second victory over
Colorado in three days, following Saturday's 5-3 win. Four points
against a team ahead of them in the West Division is a major boost
to the Blues' fight for the fourth and final playoff spot.
The Avalanche (31-11-4, 66 points) lost consecutive games for just
the third time all season.
Vladimir Tarasenko, Brayden Schenn and Robert Thomas scored the
Blues' other goals. Ryan O'Reilly followed up his four-point
performance on Saturday with two assists.
Nathan MacKinnon extended his points streak to 14 games by scoring
Colorado's only goal, a power-play marker in the second period.
MacKinnon is tied with the Carolina Hurricanes' Dougie Hamilton for
the longest points streak in the NHL this season.
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Though the Avalanche outshot the Blues 32-20 in the game, Colorado
didn't get many quality scoring chances over the first two periods.
It was a strong defensive performance for St. Louis, especially with
blue-liners Colton Parayko and Vince Dunn out of the lineup with
upper-body injuries.
Colorado increased the pressure in the third period, but Binnington
looked sharp in stopping all 10 Avalanche shots in the final frame.
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St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz
(17) takes a shot against the Colorado Avalanche during the second
period at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-USA TODAY
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Tarasenko opened the scoring with a power-play goal 9:25 into the
game, continuing the Blues' recent success with the man advantage.
The Blues have scored at least one power-play goal in seven
consecutive games and are 8-for-21 overall on power plays during
that stretch.
Perron recorded his third multi-point game of the season and ended a
nine-game goal drought by tipping in a Justin Faulk point shot at
7:02 of the second period.
After MacKinnon scored to give the Avalanche some momentum midway
through the game, Thomas restored the Blues' three-goal lead with a
delayed shot that beat Jonas Johansson.
Playing in his sixth game since being acquired in a trade from the
Buffalo Sabres, Johansson stopped 16 of 20 shots.
--Field Level Media
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