Avalanche's Calvin Pickard: Protecting net against Blues

Pickard will be in goal against St. Louis on Tuesday, Terry Frei of The Denver Post reports.

Analysis:

Pickard has just one win in his last four outings along with a .906 save percentage. The 24-year-old has struggled to handle the No. 1 netminder role since Semyon Varlamov (groin) was lost for the year, but he's not getting much help from his teammates. It could be a lighter workload for Pickard on Tuesday, as the Blues are averaging a mere 27.9 shots per game -- fourth-lowest in the NHL.