The St. Louis Blues dominated the Colorado Avalanche with an 8-2 victory. Both Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich recorded hat tricks, with Schenn and Robert Thomas each earning four-point nights. Additionally, Justin Faulk, Oskar Sundqvist, and Torey Krug contributed two points each. Jordan Binnington made 38 saves. The Blues' strong performance included a fast start, solid special teams play, and a power play goal in the third period. In another game, Alexis Lafreniere's shootout goal secured a 4-3 win for the New York Rangers against the Columbus Blue Jackets, showcasing his growing impact for the team.
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Alexis Lafreniere saves Rangers after star exits in shootout win over Blue Jackets https://t.co/iNHo01yVMA https://t.co/eSEkmjE9RR
Lafreniere with a backhand under the bar for the lone shootout goal. #NYR win 4-3
Three-period takeaways in #stlblues 8-2 rout of #avs includes Blues starting fast, finishing strong in first, sprinkled in with timely Binnington saves; cranking up the special teams in second, putting game away with power play(!) in third: https://t.co/Acu6AHOBzy
NHL roundup: Blues blitz Avs behind 2 hat tricks https://t.co/4vu4ytp5F1 https://t.co/hslcWIbFsI
Pair of Blues record hat tricks in drubbing of Avalanche https://t.co/08epEXGoHx https://t.co/LdZ1R3YLFD
Eight goals, two hat-tricks, the Blues DOMINATED the Avalanche in Colorado. 🔥 https://t.co/NCEarEHi2Z
final: #stlblues 8, #avs 2 ... Schenn and Buchnevich each with hat tricks, Schenn and Thomas with four-point nights; Faulk, Sundqvist, Krug each with two points. Binnington with 38 saves. That's four wins in last five.
The #Avs have one goal. The Blues have two hat tricks.