Newhook scores on birthday, Avalanche beat Blues 4-2

Alex Newhook scored on his birthday for the second straight season, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday for their seventh win in eight games. Evan Rodrigues, J.T. Compher and Matt Nieto also scored for the Avalanche, and Logan O’Connor had two assists. Colorado had won six in a row before Thursday night’s 5-3 loss to lowly Anaheim.