Colorado Avalanche's Nazem Kadri records hat trick in Game 4 to push St. Louis Blues to brink of elimination

(1:42)Avalanche center Nazem Kadri, who over the previous 48 hours was the subject of racist attacks and threats following his injurious collision with Blues goalie Jordan Binnington, recorded his first career playoff hat trick in Colorado's 6-3 Game 4 road win on Monday night, pushing St. Louis to the brink of elimination."Unfortunately, I've been dealing with that a long time. That's all I've got to say," he said of Kadri, who has multiple postseason suspensions, including an eight-game ban for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis defenseman Justin Faulk in the 2021 playoffs.Kadri said that Berube's comments upset him and provided fuel for his Game 4 effort, which helped Colorado take a 3-1 lead in its second-round playoff series."It started with their head coach, probably. As the linesmen pulled the players away, Kadri didn't engage with the Blues skaters, and Colorado earned a 5-on-3 power play.Kadri scored his second of the game right after it expired to complete an Avalanche rally of four goals in 4:52."Our talk today coming into tonight's game was, 'Stay focused, we're here to win a hockey game.' The one guy I was kinda concerned about was Naz," said Colorado coach Jared Bednar, who praised Kadri's focus and discipline. [The police] did a good job assuring me and making me feel safe."Kadri said he heard no racial taunts from the crowd on Monday, and he explained throughout his postgame interviews that he didn't want to paint the Blues fan base with a broad brush."What was said wasn't a reflection of every single fan in St. Louis.