NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues with Line Combinations 4/5/2025

Cale Makar skating for the Colorado Avalanche in a home jersey
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images

Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues

Venue: Enterprise Center
Date: Saturday, April 5
Time: 6:00 pm CST
TV: ESPN+ / FDSNMW / ALT
Radio:
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM
St. Louis – 101 ESPN (101.1 FM)

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Colorado: -1.5 ML +185
St. Louis: +1.5 ML -225
O/U 5.5

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

With five games left in the regular season, the main focus for Colorado is getting healthy. With Gabriel Landeskog inching closer to a potential return and names like Necas and Drouin missing some time recently. Colorado is destined for a first round matchup against the Dallas Stars as the visiting team.

St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

The Blues are on an impressive 11 game winning streak. But is it too soon for that success? St. Louis has climbed to the top Wild Card position and is poised to face a Vegas Golden Knights team leading the Pacific Division.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Nichushkin
Vesey-Nelson-Colton
Wood-Coyle-Kiviranta
Kelly-Drury-O’Connor

Toews-Makar
Lindgren-Malinski
Middleton-Johnson

Wedgewood
Blackwood

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St. Louis Blues Projected Lines:

Neighbours-Thomas-Buchnevich
Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou
Joseph-Sundqvist-Bolduc
Toropchenko-Faksa-Walker

Broberg-Faulk
Fowler-Leddy
Suter-Tucker

Binnington
Hofer

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Cale Makar is tied for his career best in points with 90. With five games left, will he be able to hit 100 points for the first time in his career?

St. Louis Blues

Robert Thomas has two goals and nine assists in the last five games, bringing his point total to 71 on the season.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

LW Gabriel Landeskog – IR
D Tucker Poolman – IR
D Josh Manson – OUT
C Martin Necas – Questionable
LW Jonathan Drouin – Questionable

St. Louis Blues

Colton Parayko – OUT
Torey Krug – LTIR

Next Up

Colorado Avalanche: April 8 vs. Vegas Golden Knights
St. Louis Blues: April 7 at Winnipeg Jets

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