Luke Croucher tries to foil a clearing attempt by St. Catharines forward Evan Miller.

Matt Bridgwater works his way through a flock of Falcons' defenders.

Evan Ilkos waits in vain for a rebound from St. Catharines goalie Owen Savory.

Evan Ilkos tries to intercept a clearing pass from Falcons' defenceman Matt Busby

Luke Croucher (left) and Kyle Kennery try to get their sticks on a shot from the point.

Liam Van Loon chases a loose puck behind the Falcons net.

Liam Van Loon's shot is deflected away from the St. Catharines goal.

Liam Van Loon gets his weight behind a shot as a pair of St. Catharines defenders move in to block.

Luke Croucher and St. Catharines goalie Owen Savory focus on the puck in the corner.

Yianni Skropolis (88) gets set to pull the trigger on a shot as Matt Bridgwater heads for the net.

Yianni Skropolis lets one go from the slot.

Matt Bridgwater goes flat out in pursuit of a free puck.

Adam Meijer's deflection skids past the net.

Ben Hatanaka tries to jam the puck in but Owen Savory has the post covered.

Nick Breault tries to go top shelf on Owen Savory.

Yianni Skropolis pins Falcons' defender Tyler McArthur against the net.

Liam Van Loon's shot is blocked by Owen Savory.

Tanner Brennecke (7) carries the puck into the slot as Ben Hatanaka creates a diversion in front of the Falcons' net.

Avs defender Caelan McPhee prepares to lock horns with St. Catharines counterpart Tyler McArthur.

Ben Hatanaka has a scoring chance from the slot.

Owen Savory kicks away a shot by Luke Croucher.

Tanner Brennecke moves to cut off a rush by St. Catharines forward Jaleel Adams.

Tanner Sheppard (30) and Tanner Brennecke combine to foil an attack by St. Catharines forward Dakota Miskolczi.

Tanner Sheppard goes low to get a clear view of a shot from the point.

Owen Savory does the splits to deny Ancaster's Nick Breault.

Avs assistant coach John Barrett (circled left) and head coach Ken Peroff (circled right) were among the participants in an exhibition contest against a team of Montreal Canadiens alumni prior to the Avalanche game at Morgan Firestone Arena.