Avalanche vs. Blues live NHL: Real-time updates from Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round series

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Handicapper Matt McCuen is here breaking down Friday night's lone Stanley Cup Playoffs game between the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues. Matt previews the game and gives us his best bet on the ice tonight.

St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche Prediction: Can Nathan MacKinnon and Colorado Close Out the Series?

Avalanche vs. Blues Game 6 Start Time and Where to Watch

Date: May 27, 2022

When: 8:00 PM ET

Where to Watch: TNT

We have seen this series exceptionally well to this point going 5-1 so far. Tonight we will improve on that mark. The Avs are currently the favorites to win the Stanley Cup, and they have not even won this series yet. That is a credit to how good this team is. They are led by stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cal Makar. They have tremendous depth and are one of the best offensive teams the league has seen in the past few seasons.

Something that has also played a factor in this series is the injury to Blues' starting goaltender Jordan Binnington a former Stanley Cup champion. The Blues are outmatched in terms of skill, but this team is filled with grit and will not give up tonight on home ice.

Reason for optimism: Improved penalty killing (at least at four-on-five)

Colorado went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill Wednesday, a big improvement from Game 4, which saw the Blues score two power-play goals in the second period. Bednar said the team made adjustments at intermission that night, and those tweaks appear to have worked.

That said, Colorado struggled when the Blues pulled their goalie, failing to get the puck out of the defensive zone at five-on-six, which led to Thomas scoring the tying goal.

“It’s in the past, but obviously we’ve had some success there,” MacKinnon said about playing in St. Louis. “We definitely need a better effort for a full 60.”

Check out these five-on-five numbers, all via Natural Stat Trick:

Colorado has 57.74 percent of the expected goal share

Colorado has had 61.84 percent of scoring chances

Colorado has had 59.74 percent of high-danger scoring chances

Essentially, if the Avalanche play the way they have the first five games, they will be able to close out St. Louis. If their game slips, that’s where things could get dicey, as shown in the Game 5 collapse.