ST. LOUIS – The Stanley Cup Playoffs is a two-month slog and the eventual winner must overcome injuries, overall adversity and off nights by their top players. When discussing the looming suspension of center Nazem Kadri before Friday's Game 3 against St. Louis, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar stated an obvious, but still critical point. 'If we're getting to where we want to go, we're going to need everyone,' he said. Translation: Everyone must have Their Moment. And in the Avalanche's 5-1 win over the Blues, Ryan Graves, Alex Newhook, Tyson Jost and Brandon Saad had their big moments, scoring goals to give the Avs a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round series.

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