DENVER (Interstat) — The St. Louis Blues will visit the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday in a National Hockey League game at Ball Arena. Both teams enter with 1-0-0 records. Colorado is the home team. St. Louis is the visiting team.

St. Louis most recently won 4-0 at Dallas. Goaltender Joel Hofer is a player to watch for the Blues. In that most recent performance, Hofer made 25 saves on 25 shots. Pius Suter recorded one goal, one assist and four shots. Jimmy Snuggerud added one goal, one assist, four shots and one hit. St. Louis plays its second game of the season in Denver.

Colorado most recently beat Los Angeles 8-4. Artturi Lehkonen is a player to watch for the Avalanche. In his most recent performance, Lehkonen scored two goals on three shots and recorded two hits. Nathan MacKinnon added two goals, eight shots and five penalty minutes. Parker Kelly had one goal, one assist and one shot. Colorado’s offense produced eight goals in its first game.

St. Louis’ most recent result was a 4-0 win at Dallas. Colorado’s most recent result was an 8-4 win against Los Angeles. The Blues’ most productive players in that game included Hofer, Suter and Snuggerud. The Avalanche’s most productive players included Lehkonen, MacKinnon and Kelly. The game is at Ball Arena in Denver. The Blues opened their season with that win. The Avalanche opened their season with that win. Both teams have 1-0-0 records.

The Blues and Avalanche are both 1-0-0 early in the season. St. Louis is scheduled to visit the Chicago Blackhawks, then host the San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets, visit the Ottawa Senators, Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators, and host the Winnipeg Jets, Vegas Golden Knights, Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens. Colorado is scheduled to visit the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames, host the Toronto Maple Leafs, visit the Dallas Stars, host the Dallas Stars and Pittsburgh Penguins, visit the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils, host the Tampa Bay Lightning and visit the Nashville Predators.

Hofer’s most recent performance was a shutout. Lehkonen’s most recent performance included two goals. Colorado plays at home after an 8-4 win. St. Louis plays on the road after a 4-0 win. Both teams are 1-0-0. The matchup is the second game of the season for both teams.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Colorado 5, St. Louis 3. Interstat’s ELO system gives Colorado a 67.8 percent probability to win. Colorado is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for the game is 6.5.