Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues

Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 8:00 PM ET Enterprise Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 4–3 on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Colorado Avalanche	4	50-25-7
at St. Louis Blues	3	43-33-6

News about this game

Avalanche Seek Division Supremacy in NHL Clash Against the Blues

Mon, Mar 18, 2024

2nd-place Avalanche visit 5th-place Blues. St. Louis 9-11-1 vs Central Div, Colorado 12-6-2. Avalanche won last 3 matchups.
Ex-NHL Forward Chris Simon, Who Won Stanley Cup with Avalanche, Passes Away at 52

Tue, Mar 19, 2024

Ex-NHL enforcer Chris Simon, known for his toughness and winning a Stanley Cup with the Avalanche, has died at 52. He had a 13-year career across seven teams.
Mikko Rantanen Powers Colorado Avalanche to 4-3 Victory Over St. Louis Blues with Hat Trick

Tue, Mar 19, 2024

Mikko Rantanen's hat trick helps the Avalanche beat the Blues 4-3, pushing their win streak to 7 and outscoring rivals 31-13.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	1	2	1	4
St. Louis Blues	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	16	14	5	35
St. Louis Blues	10	13	10	33

Three stars

M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (3 goals)
N. Walker, St. Louis Blues (1 goal, 1 assist)
V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:36	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (35)	Nathan MacKinnon (75), Cale Makar (58)	Even strength	COL 1, STL 0
1st	08:48	St. Louis Blues	Nathan Walker (6)	Scott Perunovich (15), Justin Faulk (23)	Even strength	COL 1, STL 1
2nd	04:44	St. Louis Blues	Alexey Toropchenko (14)	Justin Faulk (24), Nathan Walker (5)	Even strength	COL 1, STL 2
2nd	06:41	Colorado Avalanche	Casey Mittelstadt (16)	Samuel Girard (14), Jonathan Drouin (28)	Even strength	COL 2, STL 2
2nd	08:43	St. Louis Blues	Brayden Schenn (15)	Jake Neighbours (10)	Even strength	COL 2, STL 3
2nd	18:46	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (36)	Jonathan Drouin (29), Valeri Nichushkin (23)	Power play	COL 3, STL 3
3rd	04:15	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (37)	Valeri Nichushkin (24)	Even strength	COL 4, STL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	St. Louis Blues
Shots on goal	35	33
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	16	28
Blocked shots	13	14
Giveaways	9	13
Takeaways	12	11
Faceoffs won	28/59 (47.5%)	31/59 (52.5%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche 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 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	50%	10:05
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:17
Number 12 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0	0		11:22
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	2	2	+1	2	1	0	2	0		21:54
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	60%	09:55
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:00
Number 28 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		11:33
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	4	0	31.3%	24:03
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	68.8%	13:23
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		13:43
Number 73 Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	42.9%	11:24
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	3	0	3	+1	2	5	0	2	1	33.3%	25:30
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:12
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		22:08
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	1	0		21:29
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		19:08
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		18:01
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	1	0		20:11

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Annunen	33	30	3	.909	59:42	Win

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Schenn	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	0	100%	22:21
Number 12 K. Hayes	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	44.4%	12:22
Number 13 A. Toropchenko	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0		09:27
Number 18 R. Thomas	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	50%	24:54
Number 20 B. Saad	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	100%	14:12
Number 25 J. Kyrou	R	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	2	100%	16:44
Number 26 N. Walker	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	4	0		07:32
Number 42 K. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:27
Number 63 J. Neighbours	L	0	1	1	+1	2	4	4	1		19:12
Number 70 O. Sundqvist	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	75%	10:31
Number 76 Z. Bolduc	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		13:45
Number 89 P. Buchnevich	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	30.8%	19:51
Number 4 N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		22:26
Number 47 T. Krug	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		21:04
Number 48 S. Perunovich	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		10:55
Number 51 M. Kessel	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4		13:00
Number 55 C. Parayko	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		23:29
Number 72 J. Faulk	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0		21:11

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 J. Binnington	35	31	4	.886	58:15	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:54	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Hooking	2
2nd	14:13	St. Louis Blues	Matthew Kessel	Tripping	2
2nd	16:08	Colorado Avalanche	Zach Parise	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	18:24	St. Louis Blues	Jordan Kyrou	Tripping	2
3rd	09:51	St. Louis Blues	Jake Neighbours	Tripping	2
3rd	11:30	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin	High sticking	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
St. Louis Blues head coach: Drew Bannister
Referees: Chris Rooney, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Ben O'Quinn
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Caleb Jones, Logan O'Connor, Joel Kiviranta
St. Louis Blues scratches: Marco Scandella, Sammy Blais, Tyler Tucker, Nikita Alexandrov, Zach Dean

2023-2024 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Nov 1, 2023
St. Louis Blues 8 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 11, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Dec 29, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Mar 19, 2024

Other NHL games on Mar 19

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Winnipeg Jets 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New York Rangers, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 8	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Minnesota Wild 4 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Mar 19, 2024