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The Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 in Game 3 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots, and the Avalanche took a 2-1 series lead.
Logan O’Connor, Nazem Kadri, and Gabriel Landeskog also scored for the Avalanche, who improved to 3-0 on the road in the playoffs after a 4-1 setback at home two nights prior.
For the Blues, who could be without starting goalkeeper Jordan Binnington, Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and an assist, while Colton Parayko also scored.
