Avalanche nip Blues to advance to Western Conference finals
ST. LOUIS — Colorado coach Jared Bednar had been looking for a little extra aggressiveness from veteran center Darren Helm.Helm scored with 5.6 seconds left and Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 shots as the Avalanche finished off their second-round series with a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 on Friday night.J.T. Compher scored twice for Colorado, which advanced to the Western Conference finals for first time since 2002.
It was the second series-clinching goal for Helm. As a member of the Detroit Red Wings, he nailed down the Western Conference championship with an overtime goal in Game 5 against Chicago, exactly 13 years ago. “A super-clutch goal,” Kuemper said. “It’s always fun to see someone like Darren, who plays the game so hard, always doesn’t get rewarded with the points, to come up with a big goal like that is really special.”
Colorado dominated play for long stretches, but could not solve Husso, who regained his job after Jordan Binnington went down with a lower body injury in Game 3. Husso robbed Nazem Kadri from close range early in the third period.Faulk scored late in the first period on a wrist shot from between the circles. He sailed into the slot before taking a pass from Robert Thomas. The drive grazed off the arm of Kuemper. It was Faulk’s first goal of the postseason after handing out seven assists.
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