Blues look to be tougher, smarter at 5-on-5 against Avalanche in Game 5

LOUIS -- Now that the St. Louis Blues have backed themselves into a corner against the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Second Round, there's no alternative anymore.It's win or go home.The Blues are down 3-1 in the best-of-7 series and face elimination in Game 5 in Denver on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; TNT, CBC, SN, TVAS) after consecutive losses at Enterprise Center in Games 3 (5-2) and 4 (6-3).Coach Craig Berube was most concerned by the Blues' 5-on-5 play."We got outskated for most of the game 5-on-5. You've got to skate and you've got to win 50/50 battles and we need a lot more guys doing it. A lot more."It was evident from the start that the Blues weren't winning those battles in Game 4. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, Stanley Cup Final logo, Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL Premium, NHL After Dark, NHL GameCenter, NHL GameCenter LIVE, NHL Network name and logo, NHL Tonight name and logo, On The Fly, NHL Network Showdown name and logo, NHL Awards name and logo, NHL Draft name and logo, NHL Mascots, Hockey Fights Cancer, Because It's The Cup, NHL Green name and logo, NHL Vault, Hockey Is For Everyone, NHL Thanksgiving Showdown name and logo, NHL Centennial Classic name and logo, NHL Centennial Season logo, NHL100 Classic name and logo, NHL Global Series name and logo, NHL China Games name and logo, NHL Power Players name and logo, NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe name and logo, NHL Street name and logo, and Don't Miss A Moment are trademarks of the National Hockey League.