Avalanche skates past Blues with big second period

David Zalubowski, The Associated Press Colorado Avalanche center Tyson Jost, back, celebrates scoring a goal with defenseman Nikita Zadorov in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Denver. Cale Makar and Andre Burakovsky scored within a 22-second span of the second period Saturday to lift the Avalanche to a 5-3 victory over the rival St. Louis Blues at the Pepsi Center.

Nathan MacKinnon, Tyson Jost and Gabe Landeskog (empty net) also scored in a tight game that featured just 24 shots by the Blues and 19 for the Avs.

The Avs led 1-0, scoring on their first shot for the second consecutive game, before falling behind 2-1 after the Blues…