Avalanche earn gutsy Game 3 victory 5-1

Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports The Colorado Avalanche played their first road game in nearly two weeks and blew the doors off the Enterprise Center and beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Friday night.

Despite the high-scoring affair, the scoring did not come from who you’d expect. None of the big line members got in the goal column. The secondary scoring and depth play of the Avalanche earned the win for the boys in burgundy.

1st Period

The 1st period of Game 3 was by far the tamest period of the series. The Avs kept the puck in the Blues end for the first part of the period but never got a clear look at net.

Each team spent the first feeling each other out, killing one penalty each in the frame.…