St. Louis Blues (39-28-7, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (45-25-3, in the Central Division)

Denver; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche seek to keep a four-game win streak going when they host the St. Louis Blues.

Colorado is 45-25-3 overall with an 11-10-2 record in Central Division play. The Avalanche have scored 246 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank fourth in league play.

St. Louis has gone 39-28-7 overall with an 11-9-2 record against the Central Division. The Blues are 34-6-2 in games they score at least three goals.

Saturday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Blues won the last matchup 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Martin Necas has 26 goals and 55 assists for the Avalanche. Valeri Nichushkin has seven goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

Jordan Kyrou has 31 goals and 30 assists for the Blues. Dylan Holloway has scored six goals and added nine assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 8-1-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.6 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.

Blues: 8-1-1, averaging 4.1 goals, 7.6 assists, 3.3 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Avalanche: None listed.

Blues: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.