The Colorado Avalanche erupted with five power-play goals and goaltender Philipp Grubauer stopped all 21 shots he faced to defeat the St. Louis Blues 8-0 at Ball Arena on Friday.
Avs captain Gabriel Landeskog scored twice to increase his career total to 200 goals while Mikko Rantanen tallied his 100th career marker.
Nathan MacKinnon (one goal, two assists) and Cale Makar (three assists) each had three-point outings and six other Avs recorded multi-point games. Devon Toews scored his first goal as a member of the Avalanche and added a helper.
Grubauer's shutout was the 12th of his career, and he also added an assist in the victory.
Rapid Recap: Avalanche 8, Blues 0
A pair of Avs have milestone goals, Grubauer records 12th career shutout
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