Avalanche vs Blues Game 2 score: Jordan Binnington's 30 saves leads St. Louis to victory

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Jordan Binnington’s 30 saves helped the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

Colorado’s lone goal came in the third period when Avalanche winger Gabriel Landeskog cut the lead in half 1:49 into the third period. St. Louis would add two goals later in the period to put Colorado away.

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St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington blocks a shot by Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon during the second-round playoff series Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

"We played a connected hockey game," Binnington said. "We talked about just controlling the puck and tracking back hard and trying to outnumber them all over the ice. We did a great job."

Binnington had 51 saves in Game 1, but Colorado got the better of St. Louis in overtime.

The goaltender got help from the Blues’ offense. St. Louis broke through in the second period with a Jordan Kyrou goal 5:45 in. David Perron put the Blues up 2-0 on a power play and later 3-1 in the third period. Brandon Saad finished up the effort with a late goal.

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St. Louis Blues left wing David Perron is congratulated for his goal against the Colorado Avalanche Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

"We did a good job, and we forechecked hard tonight," St. Louis coach Crag Berube said after the game, via NHL.com. "We put pucks to good areas and were on it. We had numbers on it all night and made them play in their own end and did