Artturi Lehkonen scores twice to help Avalanche beat Blues 5-2

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Despite regaining the edge in their second-round series, the Colorado Avalanche aren't satisfied.

Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots and 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.

Logan O'Connor, Nazem Kadri and Gabriel Landeskog also scored as the Avalanche bounced back from a 4-1 loss at home two nights earlier, and improved to 3-0 on the road in the postseason.

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Colorado Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper celebrates with teammates Nazem Kadri (91), Erik Johnson (6) and Andrew Cogliano (11) following a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Saturday, May 21, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

"Of course it was a good answer from the last game," Lehkonen said. "We still know that we can clean up some stuff in our game and we’ve got to move on to the next one."

Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist, and Colton Parayko also scored for the Blues, who might've lost starting goalie Jordan Binnington.

Binnington made three saves before leaving the game 6:45 into the first period after Kadri and Blues defenseman Calle Rosen collided into him after getting their skates tangled up in the crease. No penalty was called on the play.

"Look at Kadri's reputation," Blues coach Craig Berube said. "That's all I've got to say."

The coach added that Binnington was being evaluated for a lower body injury.

"I just see a loose puck, really," Kadri said. "I was just kind of sitting behind him and just tried to poke it with my stick. I think their defenseman kind of collided