St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado AvalancheApr 5, 2026

FinalSunday, Apr 5, 2026· Ball Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	1	1	1	3		STL	11	6	12	29
COL	1	1	0	2		COL	8	12	8	28

: STL 57COL 60
: STL 3.94COL 2.65
PP goals: STL 0COL 0
Hits: STL 14COL 13
Blocks: STL 12COL 9
PIM: STL 6COL 8
: STL 56%COL 44%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

St. Louis Blues edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 at COL. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for COL: Kadri–Nelson–Landeskog skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Robert Thomas had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:13.Thomas
Points
Dylan Holloway had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:32.Holloway
Points
Jimmy Snuggerud had 3 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 17:32.Snuggerud
Points
Brent Burns had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:59.Burns
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New look for COL: Kadri–Nelson–Landeskog skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kadri Nelson Landeskog
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New look for COL: Colton–Drury–Kiviranta skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Colton Drury Kiviranta
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New look for COL: Kelly–O'Connor–Bardakov skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kelly O'Connor Bardakov
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New look for STL: Buchnevich–Toropchenko–Finley skated 7:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Buchnevich Toropchenko Finley

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← STL attacks left (bottom on phones)COL attacks right (top on phones) →

COL
STL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · COL 60 · STL 57

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

COL
STL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

COL pressure
STL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 41% of the game, COL 31%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

COL

STL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

COL skaters (rows) against STL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the COL side.

Matchup matrix

COL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	STL	COL
	55	60
	3.30	2.16
	3.07	2.05
	16	8
	6	4
	22	20
	+0.042	−0.042
	41%	31%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

St. Louis Blues

L1Thomas – Holloway – Snuggerud
11:3162% CF
L2Drouin – Kyrou – Dvorsky
9:1250% CF
L3Suter – Berggren – Neighbours
8:4179% CF
L4Buchnevich – Toropchenko – Finley
7:1131% CF
D1Parayko – Lindstein
13:3350% CF
D2Broberg – Mailloux
11:5146% CF
D3Fowler – Tucker
10:4064% CF

PP1Thomas – Broberg – Holloway – Neighbours – Snuggerud
3:3883% CF
PP2Buchnevich – Drouin – Kyrou – Berggren – Mailloux
2:04
PK1FBuchnevich – Suter
2:28
PK2FToropchenko – Finley
1:39
PK1DFowler – Parayko
3:02
PK2DBroberg – Mailloux
2:17

Current STL line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

L1Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Necas
8:5474% CF
L2Kadri – Nelson – Landeskog
8:2641% CF
L3Colton – Drury – Kiviranta
6:4062% CF
L4Kelly – O'Connor – Bardakov
4:2738% CF
D1Toews – Malinski
13:0358% CF
D2Manson – Kulak
12:3454% CF
D3Burns – Blankenburg
8:2233% CF

PP1Kadri – Nelson – MacKinnon – Toews – Necas
5:05100% CF
PP2Burns – Landeskog – Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Colton
0:19100% CF
PK1FKelly – Drury
2:27
PK2FNelson – Lehkonen
2:20
PK1DBurns – Toews
1:43
PK2DManson – Kulak
1:06

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Robert Thomas C	L1	3	0	3	+3	5	0.83	0	0	0	20:13	—	—	61	66
Dylan Holloway L	L1	0	3	3	+2	4	0.43	1	1	0	18:32	—	—	59	62
Jimmy Snuggerud R	L1	0	3	3	+3	8	1.31	1	0	0	17:32	—	—	59	65
Jordan Kyrou R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	1	0	14:49	—	—	39	57
Jonathan Drouin L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.41	0	2	0	14:12	—	—	35	55
Dalibor Dvorsky R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	0	0	0	11:13	—	—	50	61
Pius Suter C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.13	1	0	0	15:10	—	—	59	63
Jake Neighbours L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.19	2	0	0	14:56	—	—	68	85
Jonatan Berggren R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.26	2	0	4	13:48	—	—	56	63
Pavel Buchnevich L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	3	0	15:10	—	—	21	18
Alexey Toropchenko R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:19	—	—	30	23
Jack Finley C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	12:06	—	—	19	16
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	1	2	0	23:14	—	—	44	62
Theo Lindstein D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:01	—	—	50	68
Philip Broberg D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	22:19	—	—	47	48
Logan Mailloux D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.05	3	0	0	19:47	—	—	36	47
Cam Fowler D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	21:50	—	—	46	65
Tyler Tucker D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.06	2	0	0	12:49	—	—	68	79

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joel Hofer(start)	W	28	26	2	.929	2.65	60:00

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Martin Necas C	L1	0	0	0	-3	4	0.29	1	0	0	21:56	—	—	57	46
Nathan MacKinnon C	L1	0	0	0	-3	5	0.65	0	0	2	21:38	—	—	60	49
Artturi Lehkonen L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	0	0	16:53	—	—	63	59
Brock Nelson C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.69	0	0	0	21:25	—	—	46	47
Nazem Kadri C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.27	0	0	2	18:33	—	—	37	20
Gabriel Landeskog L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	3	1	2	15:02	—	—	46	23
Jack Drury C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:39	—	—	58	20
Ross Colton C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.24	1	0	0	11:56	—	—	62	34
Joel Kiviranta L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	0	0	11:26	—	—	55	48
Parker Kelly C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.06	1	2	0	11:35	—	—	50	24
Logan O'Connor R	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	1	1	0	8:07	—	—	31	49
Zakhar Bardakov C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	4:45	—	—	38	65
Devon Toews D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	2	0	25:15	—	—	59	52
Sam Malinski D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.10	2	0	0	20:07	—	—	71	57
Brett Kulak D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	0	1	0	21:00	—	—	60	33
Josh Manson D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	2	18:37	—	—	52	37
Brent Burns D	D3	1	1	2	+1	3	0.02	0	2	0	17:59	—	—	29	16
Nick Blankenburg D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.08	1	0	0	11:38	—	—	40	45

COL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	L	29	26	3	.897	3.94	58:35

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Robert Thomas (STL) 1st 12:01 · assists Jimmy Snuggerud, Dylan Holloway · Rebound · carried in · 3-on-1 at the blue line · 71.0 mph shot · 8.6 s from entry to goal.

Robert Thomas · 1st 12:01 · STL

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 71.0 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 8.6 s
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Parker Kelly · 1st 15:10 · COL

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 35.1 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Type: deflection

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Brent Burns · 2nd 3:40 · COL

Play: point-shot
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 63.2 mph
Distance: 63 ft

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Robert Thomas · 2nd 4:09 · STL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 3
Shot: 49.1 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Robert Thomas · 3rd 17:10 · STL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 50.1 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s
Type: one-timer

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado AvalancheApr 5, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

St. Louis Blues edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

St. Louis Blues

Colorado Avalanche

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

St. Louis Blues

Colorado Avalanche

Goal anatomy

Robert Thomas · 1st 12:01 · STL

Parker Kelly · 1st 15:10 · COL

Brent Burns · 2nd 3:40 · COL

Robert Thomas · 2nd 4:09 · STL

Robert Thomas · 3rd 17:10 · STL