Dylan Holloway and Brayden Schenn also scored,
and Jordan Kyrou and Justin Faulk each added two assists for St.
Louis.
Devon Toews scored the lone goal for Colorado. Mackenzie
Blackwood stopped 22 shots.
With the Blues trailing 1-0, Schenn tied it at 10:45 of the
second period. A slap shot from the top of the slot by Kyrou was
blocked and the puck went to Schenn, who scored from the left
circle.
Parayko tapped in a loose puck in front of the net at 14.13 to
put the Blues ahead.
Holloway made it 3-1 when he redirected the puck at 19:50.
Toews scored at 7:49 of the first for Colorado. Cale Makar
flipped a wrist shot from just inside the blue line and Towes
deflected it for the score. Makar has seven goals and five
assists over his last 11 games.
Takeaways
Avalanche: Colorado fell to 5-3-0 in the second game of
back-to-back sets and 17-14-0 on the road.
Blues: After a three-point game Saturday night in a shootout
loss to Winnipeg, Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and two assists
Sunday. Buchnevich assisted on Parayko’s goal, putting the Blues
ahead 2-1. He has seven points (one goal, six assists) in his
last six games.
Key moment
Faulk beat Toews to the puck that Kyrou caromed off the boards.
Faulk then fought him off to pass the puck to Holloway, who was
in front of the net and directed the puck in for the goal with
10 seconds remaining in the second period.
Key stat
Makar assisted on Toews' goal. It was the 203rd assist of his
career, giving Makar 400 points. He's the third-fastest
defenseman behind Bobby Orr and Paul Coffey to reach 400 in NHL
history. This was Makar’s 374th game. Orr did it in 333 games
and Coffey in 359.
Up next
The Avalanche will host New Jersey on Wednesday night, while the
Blues will host Seattle on Tuesday night.
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