ST. LOUIS -- Robby Fabbri was slow to rediscover his scoring touch early in his second NHL season.He finally got his first goal of 2016-17 in the first period Sunday night, and the St. Louis Blues followed with a long-awaited offensive barrage.Fabbri and Jori Lehtera each scored in the first 3:35 and the Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-1.It felt like my first goal last year, said Fabbri, who had 18 goals as a rookie. Its nice to get that weight off my shoulders.St. Louis entered with 26 goals in 12 games this season and hadnt scored more than two goals in any of its past six games.We knew goals were going to come, Blues goalie Jake Allen said. Tonight, the tides turned a little bit and thats nice.Allen stopped 22 shots for St. Louis, and the Blues killed off five power plays.The Blues have won 10 of their last 12 games against Colorado dating to April 2011.Matt Duchene got his sixth goal for Colorado. Semyon Varlamov had stopped 20 of 25 shots, and Calvin Pickard had three saves in the third period for the Avs.Fabbri scored 1:37 into the first on a 2-on-1 break with Dmitrij Jaskin, beating Varlamov to the short side.Lehtera scored from the slot off a pass from Carl Gunnarsson, getting his first goal 3:35 in.The first period today was the best period we played all year, Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. Our puck pursuit, our tenacity, our secondary forecheck was excellent. We looked like a team right on the mark.Man, we did a lot of things right. You draw up the game plan and thats exactly what you want. I was really happy with how we played in the first period.After Duchene made it 2-1 by tipping Francois Beauchemins shot 6:38 into the second, Jaden Schwartz deflected a slap shot by Alexander Steen with 5:06 left in the period and Scottie Upshall buried a back-handed pass from Ryan Reaves about two minutes later.It was a great pass, Upshall said. Our fourth line has been working hard lately and getting some chances. It was nice to chip in.David Perron scored with 54 seconds left in the second on a shot that deflected off Varlamovs glove and shoulder.Varlamov was not happy with his performance.You saw what happened. I gave up five goals, Varlamov said. It is my fault. Ill take it.The Avalanche have totaled three goals in their last four games.Weve got to look at each other and look at ourselves in the mirror, Beauchemin said. We can all do more. Its not one, two, three, four guys. Its everybody thats got to step up their game.Game notesBlues D Joe Edmundson did not return after getting hit by Rene Bourque along the boards late in the first period with an upper body injury. Hitchcock said after the game it will be days for Edmundson to be sidelined. ... Colorado LW Blake Comeau was scratched with a groin injury. ... Avalanche right wing Jarome Iginla skated in his 1,485th NHL game, moving past Rod BrindAmour for 19th on the NHL career list. Iginla needs three more to tie Wayne Gretzky for 18th.UP NEXT:Colorado: Will play at home against Arizona on Tuesday.St. Louis: Will play at home against Chicago on Wednesday.Jordan Hicks . -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries. Custom Cardinals Jerseys . Newcastle dominated in the early stages but City weathered the storm and then raised its game in extra time. Negredo broke the deadlock from close range after a simple move in the 99th minute before Dzeko took the ball round goalkeeper Tim Krul to seal the victory in the 105th. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-brett-cecil-jersey-large-1511q.html . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Enos Slaughter . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. Lou Brock . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league.LORETTO, Pa. -- Zack Drayer scored his second touchdown on a quarterback sneak with 50 seconds remaining to give St. Francis to a 14-10 victory over Duquesne on Friday night.Drayers scored capped a 10-play, 63-yard drive that included his 23-yard pass to Kameron Lewis on fourth-and-12 that took the ball to the Duquesne 43.On a wet, windy night, Drayer only completed 9 of 22 passes for 157 yards but he connected with Lewis on an 83-yarder to set up his first TD. The bomb came on the first play after a Jermaine Ponder intercepttion for the Red Flash (5-3, 3-0 Northeast).dddddddddddd On the next play Drayer plowed into the end zone from the 1, making it 7-3 at halftime. Lewis finished with 135 yards on four catches.The Dukes (4-3, 1-1) took a 10-7 lead in the third quarter on a 1-yard run by A.J. Hines, who had 123 yards on 25 carries. 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