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In Game 5 of the 2022 NHL playoffs series, the St. Louis Blues have plenty of value against the Colorado Avalanche.

NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. Must be 21+. AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY only. 21+. New customers only. And if you’re brave enough to bet on St. Louis, you may as well wait until right before puck drop because it’s hard to imagine this number shortening based on what happened in Game 4. 21+. New customers only. Everything is pointing towards the Avs wrapping this chapter of their postseason run up in five games. And they’re coming off back-to-back wins on the road, including one where their opponents came unglued. Colorado closed as a -265 favorite in Game 2, which also took place in Denver and came on the heels of an impressive win, so there’s a chance that this line ticks up towards -280 or beyond by the time Game 4 gets underway. New customers only. What’s most disappointing is that the Blues had played pretty well in Games 2 and 3, especially before Binnington got hurt. Rather than focusing on knotting up the series, the Blues spent a majority of the game chasing Kadri around the ice and paid the price.

The St. Louis Blues staved off elimination, winning 5-4 in overtime over the Colorado Avalanche to force a Game 6.

Thomas scored his first two goals of the playoffs in Game 5. The Blues were down 3-0 in the second period. Tyler Bozak scored the game winner in overtime.

DENVER – The St. Louis Blues are on the brink of elimination Wednesday ahead of Game 5. The Blues trail the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in the series as the ...

Veteran forward Tyler Bozak's goal at 3:38 of overtime gave the Blues a 5-4 comeback victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 on Wednesday night, ...

It was the second straight game the Avalanche had a player tally a hat trick, after center Nazem Kadri scored three goals in their Game 4 win. Blues defenseman Justin Faulk tied the game at 15:14 of the third period, jamming the puck past Kuemper on a scramble in front. After scoring five goals in their opening-round sweep of the Nashville Predators, MacKinnon had yet to score a goal against the Blues in the second round. "Obviously, MacKinnon is one of the best players in the league and makes big plays in crucial moments. That was the mindset," Thomas said. "We've gotta move on and win Game 6 on the road," MacKinnon said. He sped through all three zones and beat defenseman Nick Leddy to shoot the puck past Husso. They chipped away a little more at 9:57 of the third period, as Thomas finally found the back of the net, on a nifty setup from linemate Pavel Buchnevich. Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon scored an incredible end-to-end goal with 2:46 left in regulation to give the Avalanche the 4-3 lead, but the Blues still had some fight left in them. All I know is that it went in, and that's all that matters," he said. "I just got a little bounce up top and saw a lane to the net. Just tried to get it through on the traffic.

Craig Berube condemned the racist threats after initially declining to comment.

Berube also originally criticized Kadri over Binnington’s injury, referring to his “reputation” as a hard-nosed player who has been suspended by the league multiple times. I was aware of a threat made to Nazem. Not the racist stuff. When asked about the threats against Kadri before Game 4, Blues head coach Craig Berube originally declined to comment.

The Colorado Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues in Game 5 of the second round of the NHL playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

For the second time in the second round, we have an elimination game on our hands. Here's what you need to know ahead of Game 5 between the St. Louis Blues ...

Even for a quiet run for the latter two by their standards, Colorado's top players have been their top players, and that's all you can ask for in a playoff series. But the Blues are no strangers to playoff adversity, and they still have a lot of the same core that won the Stanley Cup in 2019. Nazem Kadri is having one heck of a series, but, in all fairness, there's much bigger fish to fry on the team.

Game 5 of this heated matchup is tonight. It may be the last matchup between these two this season, as the Colorado Avalanche have pushed the St. Louis ...

Pavel Buchnevich (89) — Robert Thomas (18) — Vladimir Tarasenko (91) With their season on the brink of elimination they are making a couple of changes to their lineup, Torey Krug took morning skate again but does not appear to be ready to enter the lineup. Feeling the pressure, the Blues have a mental block to get through. Bednar praised Newhook for his effort last contest and he helped generate a goal so he probably gets the nod but we’ll see come game time. A win tonight would send them to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2002. Game 5 of this heated matchup is tonight.

Tyler Bozak scored 3:38 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues fended off elimination in Game 5, overcoming a three-goal deficit in a 5-4 victory over ...

The St. Louis Blues were on the brink in Game 5 in Colorado. It required a big effort to keep the season alive. The Blues had a mixed bag.

However, to have the guts and will to force it back to St. Louis just shows how good this team can be when they’re at their best. St. Louis only got their second win of the series and are still in elimination games for Game 6 and a potential Game 7. Tarasenko had the balls to take a shot from a tight angle and got rewarded with the assist on a gigantic goal. The Blues pulled the goalie and kept the Avs in the zone. Then, Buchnevich drives in like a bull and Thomas dinks one in and it was game on. The positive sign was that Thomas was taking the opportunity to get shots. Colorado and the Blues went back and forth in the first couple minutes of overtime, but there was a feeling this one could last awhile. It was a dictionary example of turning the tables on Colorado. No matter the reason, the Blues had to create and they did. It was win or go home and the Blues needed to be at their best from the start. St. Louis couldn’t cash in during the first three minutes and it was all for naught. After a bit of a push and scramble, the fourth line finally chipped in, though Justin Faulk scored, to tie it 3-3.

The last of MacKinnon's three goals was a coast-to-coast, human highlight that was going to erase the fact that Colorado had blown a three-goal lead and was ...

“Just got a little bounce up top and saw a lane to the net,” Bozak said. Was lucky enough to be on the end of the one in overtime, but yeah, it was awesome. “Faulker read it and was right over the top of him, killing the play. Toropchenko took a shot that was deflected by Colorado and left in the crease, where Justin Faulk and Jordan Kyrou both appeared to get a stick on it. Tarasenko took a shot that went off the mask of Colorado goalie Darcy Kuemper and the puck lay free. Bozak won it and threw it off the boards to Leddy. Leddy took a shot and hit an Avs player, leaving the puck for Bozak. “It was a perfect play, perfect pass from him,” Thomas said. “We just talked, get one goal and get back into it,” Berube said. They were ready to celebrate a series win in five games, and that looked like a guarantee when MacKinnon, who had been kept off the scoreboard the first four games, scored twice for a 2-0 lead after the first period. The Blues were going to be answering questions, and a lot of them: What happened to the Pavel Buchnevich– Robert Thomas– Vladimir Tarasenko line? Thomas, who didn’t have a point in the series, scored two of those goals, including the game-tying goal with 56 seconds left to play. You’ve just got to keep playing and keep battling, and they did that.

Colorado Avalanche fan Kylee Eastmond, 15, shows support for Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91) during warmups before playing the St. Louis Blues for ...

“I’m not too concerned about (the Avs) going into St. Louis. But it would’ve been great to close out the series here.” Ryan Kulback, meanwhile, had joked with a friend during Game 4 on Monday that if Kadri notched a hat trick, he would purchase a replica sweater with the Avs center’s name and “91” on it. But maybe the hockey gods felt the storybook ending in this series is in St. Louis.” The Avalanche still holds a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals, which heads back to St. Louis for a Game 6 on Friday night. “It really felt like the series was over and we would be putting this past us. “For me, it’s playoff hockey — it happens,” Pounders, an Avs fan from Castle Rock, said after watching Colorado fall 5-4 in overtime to St. Louis at Ball Arena Wednesday night.