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 scored late in the first period and early in the second.
St. Louis’ momentum was short-lived.