Martin Necas had two goals and an assist, Jonathan Drouin and Logan O’Connor also sored, and the streaking Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-0, their fourth in a row.Mackenzie Blackwood made xx saves for his third shutout with Colorado and fourth overall this season.

The St. Louis Blues are rolling at the right time but face a daunting task to keep their winning streak going. St. Louis has won eight straight, but to get nine in a row it will have to beat a Colorado Avalanche squad that has not lost at home in more than two months.

The Kings scored 20 goals during their winning streak but they struggled to generate chances in a 4-0 loss to surging Colorado, which got two goals and an assist from Martin Necas.