Dubnyk wins Avalanche debut against Blues
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- Compher each had a goal and an assist, and Liam O'Brien had two assists for the Avalanche (30-9-4), who are 17-1-2 their past 20 games.
- Mike Hoffman had two goals and an assist, and Jordan Binnington made 24 saves for the Blues (19-17-6), who had a three-game winning streak end and remained one point ahead of the Arizona Coyotes for fourth in the division.
- "I think their goals, we gave them to them," Hoffman said.
- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare gave the Avalanche a 1-0 lead at 10:28 of the first period.
- Compher gave Colorado a 2-1 lead at 2:52 of the second period, jamming in a loose puck in the crease after O'Brien's redirection hit the post.
- He has scored nine points (five goals, four assists) during a six-game point streak.
- Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon had an assist to extend his point streak to 11 games (seven goals, 11 assists).
- Colorado has played 43 games this season, the fewest needed to reach 30 wins in its history
- Bednar tied Bob Hartley for the most games coached (359) in Avalanche history since they relocated from Quebec in 1995-96
- Dunn extended his point streak to an NHL career-high four games (one goal, five assists)
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