Jonathan Drouin had two goals and an assist, Mackenzie Blackwood had 19 saves, and the Avalanche used a four-goal first period to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-0.

Jonathan Drouin had two goals and added an assist, Martin Necas scored his first goal with Colorado, and the Avalanche scored four in the first period to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-0 in Denver on Friday night.

The St. Louis Blues traveled to Denver, Colorado, to take on the Colorado Avalanche for the first time this season. The Avalanche had not been playing very well in January, but a four-goal first period helped them look like an entirely new team on home ice,

Martin Necas, Cale Makar and Joel Kiviranta also scored for the Avalanche (30-21-2), who have won two of three. Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves for his second shutout of the season. Joel Hofer made 31 saves for the Blues (23-25-4),