Jake Allen made 32 saves, Vladimir Tarasenko and Zach Sanford scored 57 seconds apart in the third period and the Blues beat the Avalanche 3-0 for their ninth straight victory Saturday in Denver.

The winning streak is the Blues’ longest since they won nine in a row from Oct. 15-Nov. 5, 2002.

Allen has two shutouts this season and 18 overall. The Blues haven’t allowed a goal in 127 minutes, 14 seconds.

The Blues couldn’t get one past Semyon Varlamov until Tarasenko broke through with his 25th goal at 4:01 of the third period.

After Colorado nearly scored at the other end, Sanford scored on an ensuing odd-man rush, tipping Oskar Sundqvist’s pass past Varlamov at 4:58 for his seventh of the season. Tarasenko also assisted on the goal. Jaden Schwartz scored into an empty net at 18:24.

Michael Frolik had the first of four second-period goals as the Flames snapped a season-long four-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Penguins. ... Petr Mrazek stopped 33 shots in his third shutout of the season, and the Hurricanes moved into a wild-card playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over the Stars. AP