Jonathan Drouin had two goals and added an assist, Martin Necas scored his first goal with Colorado, and the Avalanche scored four in the first period to beat the St.

Five weeks remain before the NHL trade deadline. So far, there have been 20 trades (including January blockbusters involving Mikko Rantanen and J.T. Miller), four coaching changes, plus ...

Marcus Pettersson and Drew O'Connor were traded to the Vancouver Canucks by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday for forward Danton Heinen and defenseman Vincent Desharnais.