The St. Louis Blues got off to a great start in the regular season, rolling to an impressive 4-0 win against the Dallas Stars on Friday night.
Another tough challenge awaits on Saturday as the club tries for another victory, this time in the second night of a back-to-back set — at altitude — against the Colorado Avalanche (8 p.m. CT, Blue Note+, 101 ESPN).
Zach Dean, Dillon Dube and Jordan Binnington will make their season debuts on Saturday.
Dean, who was acquired in a trade that sent Ivan Barbashev to the Vegas Golden Knights, will be playing for the first time since making nine appearances in the 2023-24 season. Dube will be playing in his first NHL game since 2024.
The Blues will be without Alexey Toropchenko, who sustained an upper-body injury in the second period on Friday in Dallas. Blues Head Coach Jim Montgomery said Toropchenko’s status was “more than day-to-day” but additional information would come after he gets an MRI.
