Colorado returns to the lead in the series. The match was marked by injuries to Binnington and Girard

The third match between St. Louis and Colorado brought a proper hockey battle, in which no decision was made until the very end. In the end, the Avalanche hockey players rejoice in the victory, returning to the lead in the series. Both teams in the duel lost important members of the team.

ST. LOUIS BLUES – COLORADO AVALANCHE

2:5 (1:1, 1:2, 0:2)

SERIES STATE: 1: 2

Colorado has taken a second step

For Colorado, the third game of the series did not start happily at all. First, after the hard hit of Ivan Barbašev, he lost Samuel Girard, who suffered a sternal fracture and then collected in the fourth minute when Colton Parayko pushed through with a shot from the blue line.

However, it didn’t take long and St. Petersburg chose a good portion of bad luck. Louis. After a collision in the goal area, Jordan Binnington resigned from the match and Ville Husso, who has not yet managed to follow up on the performances from the basic part, had to go to the goal.

Colorado took advantage of this and equalized in the 11th minute thanks to Logan O’Connor. The Avalanche then took significant steps to victory in the second half of the second period, when Nazem Kadri and Arturri Lehkonen prevailed for a short time.

St. However, Louis managed to return to the game and before the second siren he reduced Ryan O’Reilly to a difference of one goal. The Blues then tried to find a recipe for Colorado’s defense again in the third period, but the Avalanche played very responsibly and left their opponent almost useless.

At the very end, Husso set out to hope for a comparison after a misunderstanding on the substitute at a time when Colorado managed to get the puck into the middle zone and the pair Nathan MacKinnon – Gabriel Landeskog used it to score a fourth goal. Subsequently, Lehkonen pushed into the empty net.

Goals and recordings
4. Parayko (O’Reilly), 40. O’Reilly (Leddy, Bučněvič) – 11. O’Connor (Manson, Helm), 34. Kadri (Makar, Rantanen), 38. Lehkonen (Kadri), 58. Landeskog (MacKinnon, Rantanen), 60. Lehkonen (Nichushkin).

Statistical window
Shots on goal: 31 – 27 | Power play: 0/2 – 0/1 | Penalty minutes: 4 – 6

Who stood at the goal area?
Jordan Binnington (STL) – 3 interventions, 0 OG, success rate 100.0%, caught 6:45
Ville Husso (STL) – 19 interventions, 4 OG, success rate 82.6%, caught 50:45
Darcy Kuemper (COL) – 29 interventions, 2 OG, success rate 93.5%, caught 60:00

Czechoslovak track in the match
Without Czech and Slovak participation

Three stars match
1. Darcy Kuemper (COL) – 29 interventions
2. Ryan O´Reilly (STL) – 1+1
3. Colton Parayko (STL) – 1+0

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