St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche 10/16/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The St. Louis Blues will be on the road Saturday night for game one of their regular season against the Colorado Avalanche. The Blues come into the 2021-2022 season following a 27-20-9 season a year ago that gave St. Louis a playoff berth. The Blues season came to an end following a playoff series against this Colorado team ending in a 4-0 sweep.

David Perron proved to be a key factor for this St. Louis team a year ago with a team high 58 points, while also boasting 39 goals. Ryan O’Reilly Led the team with 24 assists and a 26 plus minus. Goalie Jordan Binnington played well allowing 108 goals on 1200 shots good for a .910 save percentage.

The Colorado Avalanche come into this game undefeated with a 1-0 record following a 4-2 when against the Chicago Blackhawks that saw three first period goals from Colorado. Darcy Kuemper was lights out between the pipes saving 32 of 34 shots for a .941 save percentage leading to the win.

Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog,and Bowne Byram led the way for the Colorado offense with one goal and one assist each. Erik Johnson chipped in with one assist, while Jack Johnson added the other Colorado goal.