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St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Tuesday, December 29, 2026 · Ball Arena

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STLNHL · BN+ · ALT · KTVD

Game preview

The St. Louis Blues visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Tuesday, December 29, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on STLNHL, BN+, ALT and KTVD.

This is the third of 4 meetings this season. Blues 0, Avalanche 1 so far; the last game finished STL 1, COL 6.

Rest and travel

Blues

First game of a road trip.

  1. 192026-12-19: at WSH
  2. 202026-12-20: no game
  3. 212026-12-21: at FLA
  4. 222026-12-22: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 232026-12-23: no game
  6. 242026-12-24: no game
  7. 252026-12-25: no game
  8. 262026-12-26: no game
  9. 272026-12-27: vs NYR
  10. 282026-12-28: no game
  11. 292026-12-29: at COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~796 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~796 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

Back home after a game in Anaheim.

  1. 192026-12-19: no game
  2. 202026-12-20: vs SEA
  3. 212026-12-21: no game
  4. 222026-12-22: no game
  5. 232026-12-23: no game
  6. 242026-12-24: no game
  7. 252026-12-25: no game
  8. 262026-12-26: no game
  9. 272026-12-27: at ANA
  10. 282026-12-28: no game
  11. 292026-12-29: vs STL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~821 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,642 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

St. Louis BluesBluesTue, Oct 13 at OTT
  1. L1Holloway#81Thomas#18Snuggerud#21
    11:03 together at 5v5
  2. L2Buchnevich#89Neighbours#63Dvorsky#15
    8:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3McMichael#77McTavish#83Berggren#29
    7:54 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJohnston#49Suter#22Peterson#32
    6:22 together at 5v5
  1. D1Fowler#17Carlo#25
    12:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Broberg#6Jiricek#36
    11:04 together at 5v5
  3. D3Parayko#55Barron#72
    9:25 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Buchnevich LMcMichael LMcTavish CDvorsky RFowler D1:40
  2. 2Holloway LNeighbours LThomas CSnuggerud RJiricek D1:38

Penalty kill

  1. 1Buchnevich LSuter CParayko DBroberg D1:42
  2. 2Buchnevich LSuter CFowler DCarlo D1:18
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

STLCOL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

STL 71% (10th most settled)COL 58% (6th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

STL 1:07 left (latest · 13 pulls)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

STL 46.6s (6th shortest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

STL 26% (8th least often)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series