Colorado Avalanche (21-11-3, first in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (18-15-1, sixth in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues will try to keep a three-game win streak going when they host the Colorado Avalanche.
St. Louis is 18-15-1 overall with a 7-8-1 record against the Central Division. The Blues have a 14-3-0 record in games they score three or more goals.
Colorado is 21-11-3 overall and 5-5-2 against the Central Division. The Avalanche have committed 147 total penalties (4.2 per game) to rank seventh in the league.
Friday's game is the third time these teams meet this season. The Blues won 8-2 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Kyrou has nine goals and 16 assists for the Blues. Robert Thomas has five goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Nathan MacKinnon has 19 goals and 37 assists for the Avalanche. Valeri Nichushkin has scored six goals with six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 5-5-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
Avalanche: 5-4-1, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.7 assists, 3.6 penalties and 10.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: Anton Malmstrom: out (undisclosed), Josh Jacobs: out (undisclosed).
Avalanche: Chris Wagner: out (achilles), Artturi Lehkonen: out (neck), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin), Samuel Girard: out (personal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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