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Jordan Kyrou-Led St. Louis Blues aim to extend winning run against Nathan MacKinnon's Avalanche

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The fortress of St. Louis is as high as the sky at this time as the Blues return home ice for this all-important Central Division clash. It is going to be the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, starting at 7 p.m. EDT, and they come back to St. Louis riding an 11-game winning streak. Both teams will fight hard for the playoff positions, and they know this promises to be one intense, energy-filled, star-studded clash between two offensive juggernauts.


Blues' Late Surge was credited to Jordan Kyrou and Dylan Holloway


When speaking about a well-managed, balanced team capable of incorporating an aggressive offense with a tight defensive structure, one would have to talk about the St. Louis Blues . It is chemistry for forwards like Jordan Kyrou and Dylan Holloway that has added lift to the team in the most recent past. As of today, Kyrou is the Blues' leading scorer with 33 goals and 31 assists, while Holloway has made quite a contribution in the final run with 14 points in 10 games, showing that depth can be found behind the top line.





Scoring like this is nothing the team has been doing for quite a while now. They have successfully defended, letting in fewer than two goals a game for their last 10 performances, winning those games 41-17 overall. All this bodes well for the Blues, whose +16-goal difference this season shows that they're not just peaking; they're controlling games from start to finish.


Talking about the Avalanche, it has a 47-26-4 record and is hard to beat by any definition. Although Colorado is sometimes inconsistent in division matchups, the Stars have kept their deadly status. Most of that firepower is ignited by Nathan MacKinnon , who has continued his 114-point season (31 goals, 83 assists), while a healthy Cale Makar has also put in some key contributions with 15 points in his last 10 games. Good as always in man advantages, Colorado enjoys a commendable 20-7-1 record on the chances of power-play goals.




In fact, they know each other too well. This Saturday marks the fourth and final regular season meeting between the two, with the teams having won for now Blues in the latest outing, which ended 2-1. Get ready for some physicality, speed, and high stakes as the teams vie for Central Division leverage and playoff momentum.


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For the St. Louis Blues, this is their chance to have 12 straight wins, while Colorado has come to sabotage that process and put its legitimacy back into the banquet of playoff credentials. Featuring stars like Jordan Kyrou and Nathan MacKinnon upfront, this one promises to be dangerously intense in terms of skill and will prove very crucial to both sides when postseason headaches set in.

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