Avalanche vs. Blues: 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs odds, picks, preview

2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals: Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues How To Watch

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Host	TV
1	Tuesday, May 17	9:30 p.m.	COL	TNT
2	Thursday, May 19	9:30 p.m.	COL	TNT
3	Saturday, May 21	8 p.m.	STL	TNT
4	Monday, May 23	9:30 p.m.	STL	TNT
5*	TBD		COL
6*	TBD		STL
7*	TBD		COL

*If necessary Tale of the Tape (regular season stats)

Avalanche	STAT	Blues
56-19-7 (119 pts)	Record	49-22-11 (109 pts)
3.80 (4th)	Goals Per Game	3.81 (3rd)
2.86 (10th)	Goals Allowed Per Game	2.95 (11th)
+78	Goal Differential	+69
32-5-4 Home, 24-14-3 Away	Home/Away Record	26-10-5 Home, 23-12-6 Away
24.36% (6th)	Power Play	26.47% (2nd)
79.22% (16th)	Penalty Kill	84.4% (5th)

2021-22 Head-To-Head: Avalanche won regular-season series 2-1 How they got here: Avalanche def. Predators in 4 games, Blues def. Wild in 6 games Can’t Miss Offer From Caesars [sc name="caesars-banner"][/sc] Colorado leaders

Cale Makar, D: 3 goals, 7 assists, 10 points, 25:26 in first round vs. NSH Nathan MacKinnon, C: 5 goals, 1 assist, 6 points in first round vs. NSH Darcy Kuemper, G: 2-0, .934 SV%, 1.63 GAA in first round vs. NSH St. Louis leaders David Perron, LW: 5 goals, 4 assists, 9 points in first round vs. MIN Ryan O'Reilly, C: 5 goals, 3 assists, 8 points in first round vs. MIN Vladimir Tarasenko, RW: 5 goals, 1 assist, 6 points in first round vs. MIN Series Odds COL to win: -380 STL to win: +290 *Courtesy of DraftKings, for more, click here. Series Prediction Avalanche wins in 6 games (4-2) The Avalanche simply rolled through the Predators in the first round, though they should have a tougher challenge against the Blues. St. Louis moved past the Minnesota Wild in six games while finding their answer in the crease. Jordan Binnington swept the job from Ville Husso and ran away with it, looking like the man who backstopped the Blues to a Stanley Cup title three years ago. He posted a .943 save percentage and a 1.67 goals-against average in three games against Minnesota. He'll see a completely different animal, though, in a Colorado team that has one of the most well-rounded, relentless attacks in the NHL. They scored five or more goals in three of their four wins against the Predators with defenseman Cale Makar leading the way with 10 points. St. Louis' attack was just as impressive, especially considering it got through a good defensive team in the Wild that had one of the best goalie tandems in the NHL with Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Talbot. Will it be enough to keep up with Colorado, though? For more NHL coverage, visit TailgateSports.com