3 Keys: Blues at Avalanche, Game 5 of Western Second Round

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey League(3C) Blues at (1C) Avalanche8 p.m. ET; TNT, CBC, SN, TVASAvalanche lead best-of-7 series 3-1The Colorado Avalanche will try to advance to the Western Conference Final for the first time in 20 years when they host the St. Louis Blues in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday.Colorado has not gotten past the second round of the playoffs since 2001-02, when they lost to the Detroit Red Wings in seven games in the conference final.Center Nazem Kadri had his first Stanley Cup Playoff hat trick and goalie Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves to help Colorado defeat St. Louis 6-3 in Game 4 on Monday. Blues series coverage] Blues defenseman Marco Scandella is expected to return after leaving in the first period of Game 4 of the Western First Round against the Minnesota Wild with a lower-body injury."Just go out there and play a hard game, win my 1-on-1 battles. But I think Husso's very confident."Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David PerronPavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir TarasenkoIvan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan KyrouAlexei Toropchenko -- Tyler Bozak -- Nathan WalkerNick Leddy -- Colton ParaykoMarco Scandella -- Justin FaulkNiko Mikkola -- Robert BortuzzoVille HussoCharlie LindgrenScratched: Logan Brown, Calle Rosen, Scott Perunovich Injured: Jordan Binnington (lower body), Torey Krug (lower body)Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Artturi LehkonenValeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Mikko RantanenAlex Newhook -- J.T. Compher -- Nicolas Aube-KubelAndrew Cogliano -- Darren Helm -- Logan O'ConnorDevon Toews -- Cale MakarJack Johnson -- Josh MansonBowen Byram -- Erik JohnsonDarcy KuemperPavel FrancouzScratched: Nico Sturm, Andre Burakovsky, Ryan Murray, Kurtis MacDermid, Hunter MiskaInjured: Samuel Girard (sternum)Landeskog and Toews did not participate in the Avalanche morning skate Wednesday because of maintenance but each is expected to play.NHL.com is the official web site of the National Hockey League.