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Colorado Avalanche 3, Montréal Canadiens 7 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 3, Montréal Canadiens 7. Shots on goal: COL 29, MTL 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 1-3 MTL; P2 COL 1-2 MTL; P3 COL 1-2 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 00:56 Noah Dobson (assists: Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovský) to make it COL 0-1 MTL; P1 04:09 Brock Nelson (assists: Josh Manson, Samuel Girard) to make it COL 1-1 MTL; P1 05:51 Nick Suzuki (assists: Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson) to make it COL 1-2 MTL; P1 07:33 Nick Suzuki (assists: Oliver Kapanen, Mike Matheson) to make it COL 1-3 MTL; P2 16:36 Jake Evans (assists: Kaiden Guhle, Zachary Bolduc) to make it COL 1-4 MTL; P2 17:16 Kirby Dach (assists: Zachary Bolduc) to make it COL 1-5 MTL; P2 18:06 Joel Kiviranta (assists: Sam Malinski, Jack Drury) to make it COL 2-5 MTL; P3 04:38 Ross Colton (assists: Valeri Nichushkin) to make it COL 3-5 MTL; P3 05:45 Alexandre Carrier (assists: Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach) to make it COL 3-6 MTL; P3 09:55 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Oliver Kapanen, Ivan Demidov) to make it COL 3-7 MTL. Top skaters: Nick Suzuki (MTL) 2 G, 1 A; Kirby Dach (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Zachary Bolduc (MTL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 21 saves on 28, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 26 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Nick Suzuki
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 17:42 TOI
Goals · MTL
Juraj Slafkovský
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 16:57 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
26 saves on 29 shots (.897) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

COL 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 18:06–P3 4:38
MTL 4 largest lead P2 17:16 (COL 1, MTL 5) · 4-0 run, P1 5:51–P2 17:16
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:56 Noah Dobson (Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovský) MTL · snap shot · COL 0, MTL 1
  • P1 4:09 Brock Nelson (Josh Manson, Samuel Girard) COL · snap shot · COL 1, MTL 1
  • P1 5:51 Nick Suzuki (Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson) MTL · Power play · snap shot · COL 1, MTL 2
  • P1 7:33 Nick Suzuki (Oliver Kapanen, Mike Matheson) MTL · Shorthanded · backhand shot · COL 1, MTL 3
  • P2 16:36 Jake Evans (Kaiden Guhle, Zachary Bolduc) MTL · snap shot · COL 1, MTL 4
  • P2 17:16 Kirby Dach (Zachary Bolduc) MTL · snap shot · COL 1, MTL 5
  • P2 18:06 Joel Kiviranta (Sam Malinski, Jack Drury) COL · snap shot · COL 2, MTL 5
  • P3 4:38 Ross Colton (Valeri Nichushkin) COL · snap shot · COL 3, MTL 5
  • P3 5:45 Alexandre Carrier (Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach) MTL · snap shot · COL 3, MTL 6
  • P3 9:55 Juraj Slafkovský (Oliver Kapanen, Ivan Demidov) MTL · snap shot · COL 3, MTL 7

Linescore

123 T
COL 111 3
MTL 322 7

Shots on goal: COL 29, MTL 28

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

COLMTL
29Shots on goal28
49Shot attempts65
24Faceoff wins29
25Hits22
8Blocked shots21
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways6
17Giveaways14
6Penalty minutes6
75.0%Save %89.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL5121229
MTL912728

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche3 G · 40 attempts
Cale Makar: saved (snap)Martin Necas: saved (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netBrock Nelson: goal (snap)Josh Manson: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Martin Necas: saved (snap)Cale Makar: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Cale Makar: saved (slap)Gavin Brindley: saved (snap)Parker Kelly: saved (snap)Samuel Girard: saved (snap)Samuel Girard: saved (snap)Martin Necas: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (slap)Joel Kiviranta: goal (snap)Cale Makar: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (slap)Josh Manson: saved (snap)Sam Malinski: saved (snap)Zakhar Bardakov: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (snap)Ross Colton: goal (snap)Sam Malinski: missed the netSamuel Girard: saved (snap)Josh Manson: saved (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (snap)Ross Colton: saved (snap)Victor Olofsson: saved (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 26Saved65% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net28% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens7 G · 43 attempts
Noah Dobson: goal (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (deflected)Nick Suzuki: goal (snap)Phillip Danault: missed the netKaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: goal (backhand)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (backhand)Noah Dobson: saved (slap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (tip-in)Zachary Bolduc: saved (backhand)Kirby Dach: saved (tip-in)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netJake Evans: goal (snap)Kirby Dach: goal (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (wrist)Alexandre Carrier: goal (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netKirby Dach: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: goal (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netKaiden Guhle: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (backhand)Oliver Kapanen: missed the net
  • 7Goals16% of attempts
  • 21Saved49% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brock Nelson C 101-212017:10
Ross Colton C 101-123112:37
Joel Kiviranta L 101+112011:14
Sam Malinski D 011+140021:00
Josh Manson D 011-121019:13
Samuel Girard D 011+131217:28
Valeri Nichushkin R 011-102015:13
Jack Drury C 011+102014:20
Cale Makar D 000-230024:02
Brent Burns D 000-310221:30
Nathan MacKinnon C 000-320021:09
Martin Necas C 000-330020:57
Artturi Lehkonen L 000-242117:55
Victor Olofsson L 000010015:21
Parker Kelly C 000018113:11
Keaton Middleton D 000-102112:58
Gavin Brindley C 000010011:37
Zakhar Bardakov C 000000010:17
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood L 212875.0760:00
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nick Suzuki C 213+241217:42
Juraj Slafkovský L 112+141216:57
Kirby Dach C 112+320114:36
Lane Hutson D 022+200220:23
Zachary Bolduc R 022+230215:12
Ivan Demidov R 022020115:05
Oliver Kapanen C 022+300114:24
Noah Dobson D 101+252219:34
Alexandre Carrier D 101+121219:26
Jake Evans C 101+111216:12
Kaiden Guhle D 011011022:56
Mike Matheson D 011+221121:36
Phillip Danault C 000-201014:50
Alexandre Texier L 000011114:33
Arber Xhekaj D 000-104013:38
Brendan Gallagher R 000-104213:25
Cole Caufield R 000+103012:49
Josh Anderson R 000-211012:36
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 262989.7359:45

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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