Blues Fall 4-3 Against Colorado - Game Recap

Blues Fall 4-3 Against Colorado - Game Recap

Peter Budaj made 42 stops Tuesday to lead the Avalanche over the Blues 4-3 at Scottrade Center.

The Avalanche were a +163 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Colorado got goals from Milan Hejduk, Erik Johnson, Paul Stastny, and David Jones in the victory. Jones opened the scoring at 3:07 of the first period.

Peter Budaj turned in a 42-save effort for the Avalanche.

St. Louis got goals from Andy McDonald, Chris Stewart, and Patrik Berglund in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Ty Conklin stopped 23 of 27 shots for the Blues, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-5, while the Blues were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to St. Louis by a margin of 45-27.

Next game, Colorado takes its act home to face Edmonton looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head on the road to face Vancouver.