Second Round Game 5 Preview: Avalanche vs. Blues

GAME 5: COLORADO AVALANCHE (3-1) VS ST. LOUIS BLUES (1-3)
6:00 PM MT | BALL ARENA WATCH: ALTITUDE | TNTLISTEN: 92.5 AM
The Colorado Avalanche return to Denver for Game 5 after taking a 3-1 series lead against the St. Louis Blues in the Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Puck drop is set for 6:00 p.m. MT at Ball Arena.

RECAP OF GAME 4:

The Colorado Avalanche secured a 6-3 victory against the Blues, pushing them to the brink of elimination.
The Blues took the lead early with a goal in the first period. It wasn't until the second period that the Avs unleashed an onslaught of goals, four unanswered. One goal was scored by Erik Johnson, one by Devon Toews and two by Nazem Kadri. St. Louis responded with two more goals of their own, making it a one-goal game by the end of the second period.
Colorado closed out Game 4 with two more goals in the third period, one coming from Mikko Rantanen and the other coming from Kadri, earning himself a hat trick. With 37 shots against 20, the Avalanche head home with a 6-3 victory, one game away from the Western Conference Finals.
In the wake of Blues goalie Jordan Binnington's injury sustained in Game 3, Ville Husso played in net, making31 saves on 36 shots. Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves on 20 shots for the Avalanche.

STATS BREAKDOWN:

Avalanche:
Goals: 15
Power Play: 12.5%
AVALANCHE VS BLUES
AVALANCHE ARTICLES
Game 4 Recap: Kadri's Hat Trick Powers Avs Past Blues
Kadri Makes Mark With Inspiring Game 4 Performance
Second Round Schedule of Avalanche vs. Blues
Avalanche 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs Media Guide
GAME EXTRAS
Avalanche Stanley Cup Playoffs Hub
Avalanche 360
Avalanche Ticket
Penalty kill: 50%
FOW%: 47.8%
Goals for per game: 3.75
Goals against per game: 2.75
Shots per game: 37.3
Shots against per game: 27
Blues:
Goals: 11
Power Play: 50%
Penalty kill: 87.5%
FOW%: 52.2%
Goals for per game: 2.75
Goals against per game: 3.75
Shots per game: 27
Shots against per game: 37.3

NOTEWORTHY:

Defenseman Jack Johnson, who played in 74-of-82 regular-season games, replaced the injured blueliner Samuel Girard... Forward Alex Newhook made his postseason debut by also replacing Andre Burakovsky and posted an assist. Rantanen recorded his first goal of the postseason… (Erik) Johnson produced his first tally of the playoffs…