Colorado gives up three first-period goals and fall 5-1, drawing themselves closer to playoff elimination.
No, the Avalanche season didn't end tonight -- another Minnesota loss would ensure they'd stay alive for another game still -- but Colorado would continue to not help themselves, falling in ugly fashion to the playoff-bound Blues.
St. Louis opened up the scoring in the 1st shortly after Gabriel Landeskog made a breakout pass over the glass to a fan in the 3rd row, drawing a Delay of Game penalty. But you'd never know it for the first half of the man-advantage.