NHL Highlights | Blues vs. Avalanche - January 31, 2025

Jonathan Drouin tallied two goals and an assist and Mackenzie Blackwood posted 19 saves to earn his second shutout of the season as the Colorado Avalanche blanked the St. Louis Blues 5-0.
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[@patton303]

The whole arena gave Necas a standing ovation! Welcome to Colorado, Marty!

[@AP3XZ3R0]

Marty and Drury look good y'all. we tightened up on defense and here's the results. Let's Go Avs!

[@kyledavidson8712]

That 3rd line is gonna be trouble with or without wood

[@Daniel-36]

7 minutes and 15 seconds of 1st period highlights. Wow. Necas looks incredible in the first couple games.

[@billwatson8616]

I am impressed with the chemistry between Necas and McKinnon already. I knew Necas was a good player. But, he has speed more than I realized! This is looking like it could be a good trade......

[@Jooseppi420]

Well hes the fastest skater atm. Shouldnt be surprise if you follow hockey.

[@poundmytomtom]

@@billwatson8616 to be fair be played on Carolina which is a team not known for playing fast. He wasn't utilized properly, the Avs play fast and he's gonna be deadly.

[@bashildy]

One of the most dominant periods I've seen. The whole game the Avs were dominant, but that first period was in their offensive zone for all but maybe one shift.

[@tylerp4130]

I like that half way through the video we were just basically watching the game.

[@spencerr2323]

Necas and Mack together isn’t even fair.

[@KevinSnodgrass-gobroncos]

Indeed but we love it

[@MrClebophd]

Yes, but we want Landy in there too! Some extra toughness to protect the stars, and to screen goalie, get some gritty pucks, take defensive responsibilities, score some goals and assist a lot.

[@davidmetzler6670]

Necas in 3 on 3 overtime with Mackinnon and Makar will be unstoppable 😮

[@Maria_Banks]

That was a nasty beating

[@Mulukkis]

What a ridiculous 1st period. Absolute domination by the Avs.

[@sonnduro]

Time to get a Necas jersey

[@poundmytomtom]

Nah, we got rid of Mikkos contract, time to get a #8 jersey

[@SFUSW]

@@poundmytomtom I'm Czech hockey fan so that makes me Nečas meatrider by default but this guy is right Makar is the biggest gem on the roster.

[@poundmytomtom]

@@SFUSW nah bro, but it is more important for the Avs to sign Cale than Mikko

[@SFUSW]

@@poundmytomtom You don't have to tell me I was probably only one who liked the trade right away but again I'm biased.

[@JohnnyFalco]

They really needed a showing like this to get their confidence back and get some good vibes going after saying goodbye to Moose. We all knew they would be capable of this again soon. Go Avs!

[@annemarie1507]

They traded a moose for a gazelle.

[@metroidplayer2]

Almost 2 minutes of unedited game time 🔥🔥🔥 sportsnet will always be my go to for hockey highlights

[@LifeAfterFlint]

Necas = Speed

[@Capo51]

Colorado has recovered from the loss. The team looks better , because all players want to step up. The 1st line MacKinnon- Lehkonen - Necas can deliver . Its up to goalie game performance in coming play offs, how long they csn run.

[@dominikvachl8439]

I really think that this Avs team is more playoffs ready than with Rantanen. They still have the firepower they need + got better defensively. Drury made his line 10x better and Nečas (or so it seems to me) sped up the first line even more and Mack always has someone with him in the O-zone even with his afterburners turned on.

[@SteveEagles]

They just need to have the depth scoring more consistently.

[@soulknife20]

​@@SteveEaglesDepth scoring will figure it out. They have to since Mikko isn't around

[@AP3XZ3R0]

Atta boy Marty! The Powerplay looked like it should, all around better effort, spacing and communication on defense was great and so was Mackwood with the shutout. Let's Go Avalanche! WOOT WOOT!

[@soulknife20]

That was probably the best game of hockey I have seen the Avs play in a while. I'll take 2/4 on the PP

[@milieu675]

That first Drouin goal even the goalie was like wtf lol

[@TechnicalSkateSharpening]

Blues absolutely cooked

[@gabrieladkinsGS]

Yeah, as a Blues fan I will tell you that they totally do not have it this year...

[@Macioxd]

People were underestimating Necas on the day of the trade, I started watching Marty a bit closer after the world championships last summer. The first game of Czechia I watched I started asking "who the hell is this guy?". He was just insane, easily the best on that Championship roster each game. Avs fans will quickly forget about Mikko thanks to him. I still think he's only going to get better

[@Niko-zu7mj]

As the Canes fan: You'll see the reality very soon (there was a reason why Necas was dropped to the 3rd line quite often. Necas plays few good games and then he disappears - Especially in the playoffs). Rantanen has scored 3 hattricks in the first half of this season and is one of the best power forwards in the league (he does a lot more than just scoring). Save this comment and tell me how it went after this season ended (you'll see the same as we did).

[@ryanwesterkamp8958]

​@Niko-zu7mj well that's the thing, he didn't benefit having a nathan mackinnon and cale makar and other offense weapons like colorado has in Carolina, I guarantee you he can open his game up more. I bet you Mikko will disappear more not benefiting from having offensive power like that more than martin will actually. And mikko was never a power house in the playoffs, during the stanley cup cale won the conn smythe for a reason him and Nate generate all of the avs fire power. So good luck with mikko.

[@LordcasinoVR]

@@ryanwesterkamp8958 exactly they had pumped first shift in avs, as in raleigh they didnt. Nečas is a great ass player, such a humble and hard working dude, played him in juniors hockey as a youngster he was such a great handler with the puch as well as having speed, he will prospect from having an 2 star players next to him

[@Niko-zu7mj]

@@ryanwesterkamp8958 Rantanen has scored 1.25 points in the playoffs and you say he hasn't been a powerhouse in the playoffs? Maybe you should check how "well" Necas has played in the playoffs. MacKinnon got a lot of benefits for playing with Makar and Rantanen (MacKinnon has scored 0 goals since Mikko left and got assists because Makar is an awesome goal scorer). Do you really say MacKinnon would be this effective without decent mates? LMAO. Mikko Rantanen is much more than just a scorer, he's one of the best power forwards in the league who uses his size very effectively. I've watched every single game from the Canes and I've seen how Necas plays few good games and then he disappear (there was a reason why he played in the 3rd line a lot)

[@tnadymacek]

@@Niko-zu7mjTime will show, I think the trade will be beneficial for both teams and players.

[@buddy7136]

Its not often you get just shy of 2 minutes on a single clip in a highlight pack.

[@B1gZ10]

Damn too bad we don’t play the blues more 😂

[@chucknorris2726]

As a fellow avs fan I honestly haven't seen our team play that hard since last seasons playoffs against Winnipeg lol I don't think it has anything to do with the blues or not. If we can play to that level of determination then I really don't see a team beating us unless we just have flat out bad puck luck.

[@SFUSW]

Impressive pronunciation of "Nečas" by the Avs commentator

[@_Customized]

He pronounced it Nechus instead of Naychus

[@maaartinkovar]

@@_Customized And that's correct

[@JohnnyFalco]

Hopefully that makes up for Bednar literally saying "Neck-cash” like 3 times today lol

[@SFUSW]

@@_Customized NE is like in NEt. ČA is like CHA-cha dance and S is easy

[@Haboobz66]

Přesně první věc co mě úplně trkla😁 Avs komentátor dlouhodobě top a tímhle u mě stoupnul ještě víc, že si dal práci a zjistil jak se to správně vyslovuje❤

[@Randy_Savage_ohyeah]

Let’s go AVs! Need to get a big win streak rolling…

[@begalievmaksat516]

St. Louis was shown the difference between the class of players like MacKinnon, Makar, Necas and the Blues.

[@EDDYEAGLE]

Jim Montgomery is a horrible coach. Why is Cam Fowler 33 years old getting PP time and Philip Broberg getting none at 23 years old? And they are a .481 team with 4 loses in a row with Broberg getting so much less ice time since Montgomery took over. wtf?

[@KevinSnodgrass-gobroncos]

Go AVS GO

[@javelldunn3379]

Let’s go Avalanche

[@ЕвгенийВарин-у4р]

Огорчает игра Блюзменов!,сколько поражений,с такой игрой им не выйти в Плей Офф!☹️

[@wolfstarter]

Says something when a highlight video has almost 2 full minutes of uncut play (10m to 8m of the first).

[@annemarie1507]

This was a weird game. In the first period the Avs finally played without thinking too much, making decisive passes, throwing everything they could at the net and getting great results because of it. But for most of the rest of the game they fell back into their season-long bad habits of trying to make perfect cute passes, hesitating on their shots and getting them blocked and being unable to find the puck on defense. Fortunately St. Louis wasn't good enough to take advantage of that.

[@mustus71]

They look faster 😮

[@davidblair4388]

An avid avs fan here. I'm happy about the trade. I was tired of yelling at the tv about mikko. He's a 1 dimensional player. 97% of the time, he scores from the same spot, which is a 1 timer from Nate or any other player willing to pass to him. He doesn't play defense, he falls down every time he gets touched, he very rarely creates his own scoring opportunities. This team needs 2nd and 3rd line depth. They don't have that with mikko. Now we do. With maker coming to the end of his contract, I would listen to anyone who would rather keep mikko than cale? Straight up plain and simple. Cale over mikko.

[@Niko-zu7mj]

Like MacKinnon has said: Mikko was one of the main reasons why the Avs won the cup in the first place (more than a point per game in playoffs too). He also carried the team while MacKinnon was injured. Mikko is one of the best power forwards in the league. If people really forgets all this: Then I'm happy Mikko left because he doesn't deserve this kind of disrespect.

[@Maria_Banks]

The first couple of days was pure emotion from other fans, but if you really look back on it, Mikko was looking bored. He was playing slow lazy hockey, constantly losing the puck, getting pushed over, whiffing shots, he had no sense of urgency at all. He kept waiting for his perfect shot and would force passes if he couldn’t shoot. The contract situation was definitely hanging over his head, but the guy was pretty on the stat sheet and painful to watch. Then after he got traded said he was “willing to lower his price” like he didn’t have months to bring that up to the management and his agent. Just taking a jab at the front office and trying to make emotional Avs fans hate the front office.

[@Niko-zu7mj]

@@Maria_Banks Rantanen has already scored 3 hattricks in the first HALF of this season and is 6th in the league /points. Rantanen has also been noticed for being one of the best power forwards in this very season. At first, I was sad Rantanen was gone but now I'm very happy (disrespect towards Rantanen has been very odd).

[@pavelsojak4547]

@@Niko-zu7mjWell you say all that and you continue to hate on Necas, who definitely didn’t wanna leave the Canes. It’s not his fault, he’s not saying he’s better than Rantanen, so you’re just on the opposite side of this hate.

[@Hal-yc9jd]

If you think Mikko is one dimensional you’re going to hate Necas

[@KawachiSlizzy]

[@МарияБаранова-п7ь]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Jamshooter79]

Necas прям топ, але все ж таки шкода що Міко пішов.

[@BinksterGuy]

Blues🤢

[@rsk9228]

What a sad time I remember a good rivalry, how my blues have fallen

[@МунЯпония]

Облили прогназиста кто дал +1 фора

[@chriscantin]

I was at this game, Av's were flying!

[@simpanssi]

Mck and Necas played +20min, and Lehkonen +21min. Makar, 22min. That is lot of ice time to top players in game that was 4-0 after 1st. And with that time McK 0+1 and Necas 1+0. Fatigue kills speed so you might think about that..

[@SFUSW]

It's Mile High City fatigue

[@soulknife20]

Mackinnon literally has more red blood cells playing at altitude

[@TylerRitzel]

sell the team at this point

[@Lost_Legacy1980]

Blues are lame...😜

[@blueshockeyfan]

Thank God we got rid of Saad as clearly he was the problem I hope he wins a cup this year

[@Bradley5on]

I liked Saad, I'll miss him

[@SecretALTD]

He was being sarcastic

[@Bradley5on]

@@SecretALTD Yes I got it when I first read it!

[@hoskins666]

shutout? for the avalanche? with their defense? how?

[@annemarie1507]

Blues incompetence.

[@soulknife20]

And don't let the other team get to the net

[@Crimsonfangg]

Wow.. the blues suck.

[@scottmatson4816]

I like watching the Avs but their announcers make it SO painful.what homer goons

[@soulknife20]

You just don't like fun

[@felafnirelek8987]

Homerism is what makes em fun

[@scottmatson4816]

@ I will try to see it your way. For now, it’s not working.

[@Princessmahomes]

​@@scottmatson4816 you probably drink paint and wonder "why isn't it working" 😂

[@Joe-xm3fm]

Hey let’s show reply’s of a nothing play but just completely. Blow by a goal scored 😂😂😂😂 please SN you need to fire your department that does this they are sooooooo badddddd

[@bludika]

I like the Avalanche alternate logo, i wish they would change their main logo to the third one. The original Avs logo is great and a classic BUT....just looking too outdated IMO

[@SFUSW]

Just put old logo with these colors

[@АлександрВальдман-щ6л]

Какая глупость, поменять Рантонена,что мы видим сейчас,комбинацый нет,каждый расчитывает на свой бросок,Нечас,Макар,Биг Мак,сегодня залетело,а завтра оборона лучше с играет

[@alohaalt3543]

learn English

[@justinlackey2417]

Whattttttttt!!!!!!!! Let's go Blackwood. Yeaaaa Baby yeaaa!!!!!!

[@ЕвгенийКоханик-в9г]

С такой игрой музыканты в этом сезоне уже не сыграют блюз

[@Juve80]

Дирижёр не вытягивает... Пора увольнять и искать кого-то получше

[@imaketherules9316]

"1 1/2 highlights for Period 2😂🤣....................what the 🤦🏾‍♂uck SportsNet!"🤬🫥