Quick, get the captain a new one — the Colorado Avalanche are going to need it where they’re going. Nathan MacKinnon scored his first goal in 10 games, Jonathan Bernier stopped 32 shots and the Avalanche earned the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Although, there was one caveat — the Avalanche couldn’t allow the game to go to overtime since the Blues held the tiebreaker. The Blues arrived in town late following a 4-1 win in Chicago on Friday night. “Any other game I probably would have went out but this a game we needed to win,” Allen said.

Source: National Post April 08, 2018 04:18 UTC