POSTGAME NOTES COLORADO AVALANCHE 4, ST. LOUIS BLUES 2 THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 | ENTERPRISE CENTER

TEAM STATS TEAM NOTES Avalanche With tonight’s win, the Avalanche became the second team in the NHL this season to clinch a spot in the . Colorado is headed to the postseason for the fourth straight year, the third-longest Shots: 29 run in franchise history. The Nordiques/Avalanche made 11 straight trips to the playoffs from 1994-95 to 2005-06 and Quebec made seven straight from 1980-87. Power Play: 1-5 The Avs are 13-5-2 (.700) on the road this season, the best away points percentage in the NHL. Colorado’s 2.60 average goals against on the road is tied for sixth in the league (NY Rangers), while its 3.30 average Kill: 4-5 goals for on the road is tied for third (Toronto). Faceoffs: 45% INDIVIDUAL NOTES Jared Bednar coached his 360th career NHL game, passing Bob Hartley for the most games coached in Av- Blues alanche history (since 1995-96). He now trails only Michel Bergeron (634 games with Quebec) for the most games in franchise history. Bednar joins Hartley (1999-2002) as the only coaches to lead the Avalanche to Shots: 27 four consecutive postseason appearances since the franchise moved to Denver.

Power Play: 1-5 Nathan MacKinnon finished with three points (0g/3a) to stretch his streak to 12 games, the longest ac- tive streak this season and tied for the third-longest point streak in the NHL in 2020-21. It’s the fourth streak Penalty Kill: 4-5 of 12+ games with a point for MacKinnon in his career, as he had point streaks of 14 games in 2017-18, 13 games in 2019-20 and 13 games in 2013-14. MacKinnon joins Peter Stastny (8x) and Joe Sakic (5x) as the Faceoffs: 55% only three players in franchise history who have recorded four point streaks of 12+ games (per NHL Stats). MacKinnon has collected 16 points (7g/9a) in the month of April, tied for third in the league in scoring for THREE STARS the month, while his 1.78 points-per-game average in April ranks first. First Star Andre Burakovsky Brandon Saad has scored a in three straight games, matching his career-best goal streak. Saad has 2 points (2g/0a) scored in three consecutive contests six previous times (last - Nov. 14-20, 2019). He has 15 goals this season, tied with Joonas Donskoi for fourth on the team, while his 13 goals at even strength rank second Second Star to (18). Jaden Schwartz 2 points (2g/0a) extended his career-best point and assist streak to five games. He has collected five points (0g/5a) in that span and is +10 this season, tied for fifth (Valeri Nichushkin) among Avs forwards. Third Star Andre Burakovsky scored two goals to equal his career best (10x - last: March 31, 2021 vs. Arizona). His Nathan MacKinnon second tally stood as the game winner, his second of the season. 3 points (0g/3a) Patrik Nemeth made his season debut with Colorado, becoming the 15th different defenseman to play for the Avalanche in 2020-21. The only season in franchise history to feature more was 2010-11, when 16 defensemen dressed in a game for Colorado. This year ties the 1982-83, 1989-90 and 1993-94 Nordiques for the second most with 15. Nemeth finished with a season-high six blocked shots.