The Colorado Avalanche (6-2) square off against the St. Louis Blues (3-3-1) at Ball Arena on Wednesday, November 1 at 9:30 PM ET on TNT, Max, and ALT2. The Avalanche fell to the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 in their most recent game, while the Blues are coming off a 5-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Avalanche vs. Blues Game Info
- Game Day: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
- TV: Altitude Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Blues Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche rank 16th in the NHL with 27 goals scored (3.4 per game).
- The Avalanche have conceded 20 total goals (2.5 per game), ranking sixth in league action for the fewest goals against.
- They have the league’s sixth-best goal differential at +7.
- The six power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season rank 15th in the NHL (on 32 power-play chances).
- The Avalanche have the league’s 15th-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.75%).
- The Avalanche have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
- The Avalanche have the league’s third-best penalty-kill percentage (93.75%).
- The Avalanche win 45.5% of their faceoffs to rank 29th in the NHL.
- The Avalanche connect on 9.6% of their shots (20th in the league).
- The Avalanche have earned one shutout this season. Their skaters average 13.5 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- Mikko Rantanen has been important to Colorado’s offense this season, racking up 12 points in eight games.
- Cale Makar has nine points (three goals, six assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
- Colorado’s scoring effort is aided by Nathan MacKinnon’s nine points. He’s contributed three assists.
- In the one games Ivan Prosvetov has played this season, his save percentage is 1.000, the first-best in the league.
Avalanche Injuries
Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out), Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out), Chris Wagner: Achilles (Out), Jean-Luc Foudy: Lower Body (Out)
Blues Insights
- The Blues have 13 goals this season (1.9 per game), 31st in the league.
- The Blues allow 2.7 goals per game (19 in total), the fourth-fewest in the NHL.
- Their -6 goal differential is 25th in the league.
- With one power-play goal (on 21 chances), the Blues are 32nd in the NHL.
- The Blues have the NHL’s 32nd-ranked power-play percentage (4.76).
- The Blues have one shorthanded goal (10th in NHL).
- The Blues’ have the 14th-ranked penalty kill percentage (80%).
- The Blues win 48.1% of faceoffs, 23rd-ranked in the NHL.
- The 7.5% shooting percentage of the Blues is 28th in the league.
- The Blues have shut out their opponent once. They are averaging 20.4 hits and 17.1 blocked shots per game.
Blues Key Players
- Robert Thomas has totaled five points (0.7 per game) for St. Louis, with one goal and four assists in seven games (playing 21:16 per game).
- Jordan Kyrou has racked up three total points (0.4 per game) this season. He has one goal and two assists.
- Oskar Sundqvist has three points so far, including one goal and two assists.
- Joel Hofer is 1-1-0 in two games this season, conceding 6 goals (3.0 goals against average) with 63 saves and a .913 save percentage (26th in the league).
Blues Injuries
Anton Malmstrom: Undisclosed (Out), Josh Jacobs: Undisclosed (Out)
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