Avalanche Fall 2-1 to Blues

Defeat at Home

The Avalanche lost 2-1 to the St. Louis Blues at Ball Arena on Saturday. Nathan MacKinnon scored on one of Colorado's 29 shots on goal while Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves in net for the Avalanche.

"I can't fault the guys' effort tonight," Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar said. "That's for sure. We're playing hard. We're playing well. Sometimes you just don't put the puck in the net."

How It Happened

St. Louis opened the scoring on the power play with a goal from Zack Bolduc at 10:57 of the first period via a one-timer.

MacKinnon tied the game at 12:09 of the first period with his 30th goal of the season via a shot from the left doorstep. That tally marked MacKinnon's fourth-consecutive 30-goal season and the seventh of his career. He became the fourth player in franchise history to post seven 30-goal seasons, joining Joe Sakic, Michel Goulet and Peter Forsberg.

Addtionally, MacKinnon extended his home point streak to 24 games, passing Sakic for the second-longest such streak in franchise history. After his franchise-record 35-game home point streak in 2023-24, MacKinnon holds the two longest such streaks in franchise history.

Pavel Buchnevich gave the Blues a 2-1 lead at 8:54 of the third period.

Next Up

The Avalanche conclude their homestand on Monday against the Calgary Flames at 6:30 p.m. MT on My20, Altitude and Altitude+.