The mistakes were too much to overcome.
The Colorado Avalanche got into a deep hole early on and ultimately fell to the St. Louis Blues 5-4 Saturday evening at Enterprise Center despite putting up a valiant effort late in the game.
Ross Colton, Miles Wood, Nathan MacKinnon, and Sam Malinski scored for the Avalanche (47-27-4), who suffered a defeat for just the third time in their last nine games (6-2-1). Mackenzie Blackwood made 17 saves in a challenging outing.
On the other end of the ice, Robert Thomas had a goal and three assists to extend his point streak to eight games (four goals, 15 assists), and Zack Bolduc tattooed Colorado with two power play goals for the Blues (43-28-7) who improved their wild card advantage over the Minnesota Wild to four points.