You could be forgiven for expecting the Blues to leave Colorado with at least one point, at least if you were watching until about 19:20 of the third period. The Blues and Avalanche both played a tight game Saturday night with playoff pacing. If you stayed up late to catch all of it, there shouldn’t be any guilt on your part - this wasn’t a blowout. This was a game that, until the end, the Blues could have won.
And then, with just 40 seconds left on a egregious defensive lapse by Ryan O’Reilly, Cale Makar gets the go-ahead goal and another strong performance is wasted.