“The Empire Returns”. Almost a year ago, Colorado striker Nazem Kadri Louis ousted the Blues defensive leader Justin Faulk hard blow to the head. Faulk remained off the field for the remainder of the series and Kadri was suspended for 8 games. It was also hot in the third meeting of the current series between Avalanches and Bluesmen.

In the seventh minute of the match, the score was 1:0 St. In favor of Louis, the main goalkeeper of the Blues was injured. Jordan Binnington. A few years ago St. It was he who led Louis to the Stanley Cup, and now he has fallen under the same Kadri’s “skating rink”. Colorado forward and blues player Kalle Rosen were battling for a loose puck heading towards Binnington, and the Colorado forward didn’t slow down in front of the goalie. He dropped his shoulder and crashed into Rosen, who knocked Binnington to the ground.

Officially, this was not a violation, but St. Louis goalkeeper disabled – went to ice instead of Binnington Ville Hussomissed just 18 seconds after her appearance.

The match was marked by a decent amount of hard power moves. These are noted Ivan Barbashevknocked down at the beginning of the game Sam GirardIt turned out to be fractured and was rushed to the hospital.

Colorado managed to win by holding the lead and eventually scoring into an empty net. And then in an interview, brawler Kadri said that when the Avalanche striker was giving an interview, Binnington threw a bottle of water at him. True, no one has yet found a video of throwing a bottle, but it turns out that there is personal discontent between Kadri and Binnington.

“No, nothing personal. I’m just trying to help the team win.said Kadri calmly.

“Was he playing by the Kadri rule? We talked to Nazem about how she is trying to change her reputation. It was a legitimate moment by the rules for me. Unfortunately, just like in the episode with Girard“, – said the head coach of “Colorado” Jared Bednar.

“Look at Kadri’s reputation. That’s all I can say,” Blues mentor Craig Berubi said in response.

“Without Binnington, St. Louis could have won the series too, but it will be much harder. He came out during the series with Minnesota and played very confidently, saving 94.9% of the shots. As for Husso, he got into a difficult situation, breaking up during the meeting. Before that, he hadn’t played for 14 days. Binnington likely has a sprain, which means he’s been out for a few weeks.”, — columnist for The Athletic commented on the situation. Jeremy Rutherford.

Colorado won game three (5:2) and led the series 2-1. The next match will be played Monday through Tuesday on the Blues site and could be the key to determining the winner of this match.