How to Watch Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 12-29-2023

The Colorado Avalanche (21-11-3), losers of six straight road games, visit the St. Louis Blues (18-15-1) at Enterprise Center on Friday at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, ALT2, and BSMW.

Avalanche vs. Blues Game Info

• Game Day: Friday, December 29, 2023
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Avalanche and Blues Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Avalanche Insights

• The Avalanche’s 128 total goals (3.7 per game) make them the second-best scoring team in the league.
• The Avalanche have given up 108 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 16th in NHL action in goals against.
• Their +20 goal differential is fifth-best in the league.
• The 32 power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 130 power-play chances.
• The Avalanche have the league’s eighth-best power-play conversion rate (24.62%).
• The Avalanche have recorded five shorthanded goals this season (eighth among NHL squads).
• The Avalanche’s 83.47% penalty-kill success rate is seventh-best in the league.
• The Avalanche have the 20th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.3%.
• The Avalanche shoot 11.4% as a team (fourth in the league).
• The Avalanche have earned one shutout this season. Their skaters average 16.2 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Key Players

• One of Colorado’s top offensive players this season is Nathan MacKinnon, who has recorded 56 points in 35 games.
• Mikko Rantanen has 44 points (18 goals, 26 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
• Through 30 games, Cale Makar has proven himself as a scoring option for Colorado. He has 41 points (eight goals and 33 assists).
• As Colorado’s top goalie, Ivan Prosvetov has recorded 4 wins and 3 losses this season while allowing 22 goals with 213 saves.

Avalanche Injuries

Artturi Lehkonen: Neck (Out),

Samuel Girard: Personal (Out),

Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out),

Chris Wagner: Achilles (Out),

Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season)

Blues Insights

• With 101 goals (3.0 per game), the Blues have the league’s 23rd-ranked offense.
• The Blues have allowed 111 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 22nd in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -10, they are 23rd in the league.
• With 11 power-play goals (on 99 chances), the Blues are 30th in the NHL.
• The Blues have the league’s 31st-ranked power-play percentage (11.11).
• This season, the Blues have eight shorthanded goals (second in NHL).
• The Blues’ have the 18th-ranked penalty kill percentage (79.35%).
• The Blues win 49.6% of faceoffs, 19th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 9.7% shooting percentage of the Blues is 22nd in the league.
• The Blues have held their opponents scoreless two times.

Blues Key Players

• Robert Thomas has put up 37 points (1.1 per game) for St. Louis, with 13 goals and 24 assists in 34 games (playing 20:35 per game).
• Pavel Buchnevich has collected 28 points this season, with 12 goals and 16 assists.
• Jordan Kyrou has 25 points so far, including nine goals and 16 assists.
• Joel Hofer is 7-5-0 this season, collecting 302 saves and allowing 29 goals (2.7 goals against average) with a .912 save percentage (20th in the league).

Blues Injuries

Anton Malmstrom: Undisclosed (Out),

Josh Jacobs: Undisclosed (Out)