St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche

Friday, September 23, 2011, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Preseason Final

Final score

The St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Friday, September 23, 2011 on the road.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
St. Louis Blues	3	49-22-11
at Colorado Avalanche	2	41-35-6

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:06	St. Louis Blues	Evgeny Grachev (3)	Jamie Langenbrunner (3), Alex Pietrangelo (1)	Power play	STL 1, COL 0
3rd	05:02	St. Louis Blues	Adam Cracknell (1)	Stefan Della Rovere (1), Stephen MacAulay (1)	Even strength	STL 2, COL 0
3rd	12:48	Colorado Avalanche	Tyson Barrie (2)	Cameron Gaunce (1), Milan Hejduk (1)	Even strength	STL 2, COL 1
3rd	19:01	St. Louis Blues	David Backes (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	STL 3, COL 1
3rd	19:15	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (1)	Matt Duchene (1), Stefan Elliott (1)	Even strength	STL 3, COL 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	St. Louis Blues	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	25	25
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	13	13
Hits	15	16
Blocked shots	17	9
Giveaways	5	12
Takeaways	12	15
Faceoffs won	15/42 (35.7%)	27/42 (64.3%)

Box score

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		15:54
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0	75%	16:37
Number 18 J. Cheechoo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		14:38
Number 19 S. Della Rovere	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		11:05
Number 29 B. Sterling	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		14:01
Number 39 P. McRae	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	30%	16:33
Number 42 D. Backes	R	1	0	1	+1	2	4	3	2	0	33.3%	17:12
Number 61 T. Rattie	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:18
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	-1	7	0	3	0	0		11:07
Number 78 E. Grachev	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	100%	17:34
Number 79 A. Cracknell	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0	33.3%	17:14
Number 81 S. MacAulay	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	16.7%	10:47
Number 6 K. Huskins	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		20:07
Number 23 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2	0		22:57
Number 27 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0		22:21
Number 33 B. Evans	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0		14:45
Number 43 J. Gannon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:59
Number 64 N. Nikitin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		24:09

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice
Number 34 J. Allen	25	2	.920	59:47

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Van Der Gulik	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		09:59
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	50%	20:00
Number 16 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	100%	14:55
Number 18 B. Yip	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		08:29
Number 20 G. Mauldin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50%	09:54
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		18:53
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	62.5%	20:04
Number 28 J. Lindstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	17:23
Number 45 L. Walker	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:04
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:16
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	9	2	1	0		13:06
Number 88 P. Mueller	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	15:07
Number 2 J. Chouinard	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2		15:30
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		25:18
Number 24 C. Gaunce	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1		14:26
Number 25 D. Siemens	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		18:55
Number 41 T. Barrie	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0		19:38
Number 46 S. Elliott	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1		23:36

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice
Number 1 S. Varlamov	24	2	.917	58:41

Penalties

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:20	Colorado Avalanche	Joel Chouinard	Hooking	2
1st	06:41	St. Louis Blues	David Backes	Roughing	2
1st	06:41	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Roughing	2
1st	10:17	St. Louis Blues	Vladimir Sobotka	Hooking	2
1st	13:44	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Charging	2
2nd	05:25	Colorado Avalanche	Cameron Gaunce	Tripping	2
2nd	15:05	St. Louis Blues	Ryan Reaves	Boarding	2
2nd	19:48	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:48	St. Louis Blues	Ryan Reaves	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:23	St. Louis Blues	Ian Cole	Interference	2

Game information

St. Louis Blues head coach: Davis Payne
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joe Sacco
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Lonnie Cameron
St. Louis Blues scratches: Jason Arnott, Scott Nichol, Barret Jackman, Andy McDonald, Carlo Colaiacovo, Dimitri Semin, Alexander Steen, B.J. Crombeen, Konstantin Barulin, Evgeny Skachkov, Andrei Pervyshin, Chris Porter, Brian Elliott, Danny Syvret, Victor Alexandrov, Roman Polak, T.J. Oshie, Ben Bishop, T.J. Hensick, Matt D'Agostini, Ryan Turek, Jay Barriball, Chris Stewart, Reto Berra, Patrik Berglund, Trevor Nill, Cade Fairchild, Kevin Shattenkirk, Anthony Peluso, Brett Sonne, David Perron, Travis Erstad, Derek Nesbitt, Jori Lehtera, Anthony Nigro, Paul Karpowich, Tyler Shattock, Mark Cundari, Kyle Hagel, Brett Ponich, Sergey Andronov, David Shields, Maxwell Tardy, Max Gardiner, Brock Beukeboom, Sebastian Wannstrom, Vladimir Tarasenko, Jaden Schwartz, Jani Hakanpää, Cody Beach, Chase Polacek, Teemu Eronen, Ryan Tesink, Niklas Lundstrom, Yannick Veilleux, Jordan Binnington, Dmitrij Jaskin, Joel Edmundson
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Chuck Kobasew, Patrick Rissmiller, David Liffiton, Ryan O'Byrne, Jan Hejda, Kyle Quincey, Shane O'Brien, Denis Parshin, Patrick Bordeleau, Kevin Porter, Matt Hunwick, Eric Hunter, Daniel Winnik, Ryan Stoa, Evan Brophey, Justin Mercier, Kyle Cumiskey, Mike Carman, Cedrick Desjardins, Ryan Wilson, TJ Galiardi, Paul Carey, Brad Malone, Kent Patterson, Mark Olver, Jonas Holos, Nate Condon, Ryan O'Reilly, Kieran Millan, Gus Young, Zach Cohen, Calvin Pickard, Joey Hishon, Stephen Silas, Sami Aittokallio, Troy Rutkowski, Luke Moffatt, Gabriel Beaupre, Dillon Donnelly, Garrett Meurs, Joachim Nermark, Gabriel Landeskog

2011-2012 season series

Every St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 1 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Sep 29, 2011

Other NHL games on Sep 23

Other NHL games on Friday, September 23, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Boston Bruins 6	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
New York Rangers 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Florida Panthers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Washington Capitals 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Sep 23, 2011