POSTGAME NOTES COLORADO AVALANCHE 4, ST. LOUIS BLUES 1 COLORADO LEADS SERIES 1-0 MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021 | BALL ARENA

THREE STARS TEAM NOTES First Star The Avalanche is 28-17 (.622) in Game 1 of a best-of-seven series and 19-7 (.731) in Game 1 of a sev- Gabriel Landeskog en-game series on home ice. 3 points (1g/2a) Every Colorado player recorded a on net, paced by Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin (postseason Second Star career high) and Mikko Rantanen with six each. Nathan MacKinnon 3 points (2g/1a) INDIVIDUAL NOTES Nathan MacKinnon finished with three points (2g/1a) and now has 57 career postseason points (22g/35a), Third Star moving past Claude Lemieux and Adam Deadmarsh into sole possession of eighth place on the franchise’s Cale Makar all-time postseason points list. His 22 goals are tied with Deadmarsh for ninth on the Nordiques/Avalanche 1 (1g/0a) all-time playoff goals list. It was also MacKinnon’s 17th multi-point game in the playoffs, the fourth-most in franchise history.

TEAM STATS Gabriel Landeskog registered the eighth multi-point playoff game of his career and equaled his career best Avalanche with three points (1g/2a) (also: Round 1, Game 3 vs. Nashville, April 16, 2018). He also had a Gordie Howe hat trick, the first Avalanche player with one in a playoff game since Mike Ricci on April 16, 1997 vs. Chicago Shots: 50 (Game 1 of WCQF) at McNichols Arena.

Power Play: 1-3 Mikko Rantanen’s three points equals his playoff career best (also: April 19, 2019 at Calgary, 2g/1a). He has

produced 41 points (13g/28a) in 34 career postseason contests, just the fourth player in franchise history to Kill: 2-2 reach 40 points in 34 games or fewer: Peter Stastny (28 GP), (30 GP), Nathan MacKinnon (33 GP)

Faceoffs: 47% Philipp Grubauer made his 20th postseason start for the Avalanche, moving past Jose Theodore for the fourth most in franchise history. He earned his 13th postseason win with Colorado, moving past Dan Bouchard into Blues third place in franchise history in playoff wins. Shots: 23 Cale Makar notched his sixth career postseason , surpassing Ray Bourque to take sole possession of

fourth place on the franchise’s list of playoff goals by a defenseman. Power Play: 0-2

Alex Newhook made his Playoffs debut, finishing with one shot and one hit in 7:07 of ice time. Penalty Kill: 2-3

Faceoffs: 53%