ST. LOUIS — Law of averages. It had to happen sometime. And Saturday was that day. On a rare 5-on-3 power-play goal, with Mike Hoffman scoring on a third-period blast from the right circle, the Blues finally beat the Colorado Avalanche in the game of hockey.
Hoffman’s goal made it 4-3 and then captain Ryan O’Reilly scored an empty-netter — giving him a hat trick for the day in a 5-3 victory at Enterprise Center.
The Blues had lost their last five against the Avalanche, with their lone previous win against Stan Kroenke’s club coming on opening day — Jan. 13.
