Lehkonen scores two as Avalanche beat Blues 5-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 pictures and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 in Recreation 3 of their second-round collection Saturday night time.
Logan O’Connor, Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog additionally scored because the Avalanche to a 2-1 lead within the best-of-seven collection. Colorado improved to 3-0 on the highway within the postseason.
Ryan O’Reilly had a purpose and an help, and Colton Parayko additionally scored for the Blues. Jordan Binnington began in purpose for St. Louis and made three saves earlier than leaving the sport 6:45 into the primary interval after Kadri and Blues defenseman Calle Rosen collided into him after getting their skates snarled within the crease. No penalty was referred to as on the play.
Ville Husso stopped 19 of 23 pictures in reduction of Binnington to fall to 1-3 within the playoffs.
Recreation 4 is Monday night time in St. Louis.
Parayko scored his second purpose of the postseason on a slap shot from the purpose 3:55 into the sport to place St. Louis forward 1-0.
O’Connor bought his first at 11:54 to tie it, and Kadri adopted along with his second of the postseason when he deflected Cale Makar’s slap shot previous Husso proper after Pavel Buchnevich completed serving an interference penalty.
Lehkonen scored his third of the playoffs to place Colorado up 3-1 with 2:45 remaining within the second interval. Nathan MacKinnon assisted on the purpose to present him factors in seven straight postseason video games.
O’Reilly tapped in a rebound from Nick Leddy for his seventh purpose of the postseason to tug St. Louis inside one with 29 seconds remaining within the center interval.
Landeskog iced the sport when he scored his fifth of the postseason with 2:08 remaining after Husso had began to skate off the ice for an additional attacker.
Lehkonen scored his second of the night time with Husso pulled to place Colorado up 5-2 within the closing minute.
GIRARD INJURED
Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard needed to be helped off the ice after his head crashed into the boards on a verify from Ivan Barbashev 1:40 into the primary interval. Girard was dominated out with an higher physique damage and was transported to a St. Louis space hospital for additional analysis.
STREAKING
O’Reilly has no less than one level in seven consecutive video games. He has scored seven objectives and 4 assists throughout his streak
BENCH BOSS
Blues coach Craig Berube coached his forty eighth playoff recreation with the franchise shifting him previous Ken Hitchcock into third place in crew historical past.
HALL OF FAME POWER
Former Blues defenseman and hockey corridor of famer Chris Pronger was proven on the video board at Enterprise Middle. Pronger, whose quantity 44 was retired by the membership earlier this season, chugged a beer to the gang’s delight, reenacting a scene from his jersey retirement ceremony.
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