Jonathan Drouin had two goals and an assist, Mackenzie Blackwood had 19 saves, and the Avalanche used a four-goal first period to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-0.

Jonathan Drouin had two goals and added an assist, Martin Necas scored his first goal with Colorado, and the Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-0 in Denver on Friday night.

Message received by the Colorado Avalanche. Coach Jared Bednar was not happy after a Tuesday loss on Long Island. He said it was go time right now or the Avs were going to flirt with falling out of a playoff position.

Drouin gave Colorado a 1-0 lead at 4:57 of the first period when he batted Juuso Parssinen’s centering pass out of the air from the edge of the crease. The puck had originally caromed off the end boards before Parsinen swatted it out in front from behind the net.

Jared Bednar wanted the Avalanche to treat the last five games before the 4 Nations Faceoff like it’s the playoffs. The team got the memo. Colorado stormed out of the gate with four first-period goals on Friday on its way to a 5-0 drubbing of its divisional rival St.

A four-goal first period and Martin Necas' first goal as an Avalanche helped the Colorado Avalanche shut out the St. Louis Blues 5-0.

Colorado used an avalanche of goals to beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 at Ball Arena on Saturday. Artturi Lehkonen posted a season-high four points and Casey Mittelstadt added three points while Jonathan Drouin and Cale Makar each scored the 100th regular-season goal of their respective careers.

The salary cap is going up as expected. And with it, the Avalanche will get the flexibility to continue to re-work their roster heading into next season’s training camp. Most importantly, Colorado could make trades before the March 7 trade deadline that include players under contract for longer than just this year.

The Colorado Avalanche should add Chicago Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall to the top-six ahead of the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche look to break a three-game skid with a victory against the New York Rangers. New York has a 12-9-2 record in home games and a 24-20-4 record overall. The Rangers have gone 5-3-0 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.

Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar has been searching and searching for the right combination on the second line for months now. He might have found one on Saturday afternoon in

Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar also scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3