The St. Louis Blues have taken another step in keeping their top young players in the fold long term.

Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 in Game 3 of their second-round series.

Jordan Binnington made 25 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Vladimir Tarasenko had three goals in the third period to break open a tied game and series, and the St. Louis Blues pushed the Minnesota Wild to the edge of elimination with a 5-2 victory in Game 5.

Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.

Sidney Crosby and Evan Rodrigues scored 12 seconds apart in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied past the St. Louis Blues 5-3.

Nathan Walker scored his first career hat trick and fourth-string goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 29 saves, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.

Philipp Grubauer made 18 saves and Gabriel Landeskog scored the go-ahead goal in the second period to lift Colorado to a series sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 5-2 win in Game 4 of the West Division series.

Anthony Mantha of the Detroit Red Wings tries to shoot around the stick of Colton Parayko of the St. Louis Blues during the second period at Little Caesars Arena on December 9, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)The Detroit Red Wings will host the St. Louis Blue in a preseason game Tuesday night in Calumet, Mich. The game is being played in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan after Calumet won the designation as Kraft Hockeyville USA in April. The NHL teams will play at the 700-seat Calumet Colosseum, an arena that's stood for more than 100 years. Game time: 7 p.m. (6 p.m. CT)7 p.m. (6 p.m. CT) TV: NBCSFollow score updates here:Below is the Red Wings preseason schedule with outcomes.