Newhook scores on birthday, Avalanche beat Blues 4-2
By MICHAEL KELLY
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Alex Newhook scored on his birthday for the second straight season, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 for their seventh win in eight games. Evan Rodrigues, J.T. Compher and Matt Nieto also scored for Colorado, and Logan O’Connor had two assists. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 26 shots. Ivan Barbashev and Brayden Schenn scored for St. Louis in its fourth consecutive loss.